You hear these so-called pearls of wisdom all the time...but maybe it's time you start completely ignoring this outdated advice!These days, everyone from your best girlfriend to your hairdresser considers herself an expert on something — freely giving you her two cents on how you should handle your love life, career, living style...you name it. They mean well, of course, but the problem is, a lot of that advice is actually not that wise. Sometimes the rules change (in other words, what worked for your mom's generation doesn't cut it for modern women), and other times, the advice was totally off to begin with.
Take these 12 bits of info, for example. We asked experts to tell us why following them will steer you wrong, plus the right spin on each one to help make your life simpler and easier.
1. Never quit a job until you have another.
As long as you can deal with the financial fallout, resigning without a backup plan is no career killer. "If a position doesn't feel right for you and you've tried to work things out with no improvement, you're better off following your instincts and quitting," explains Margot Carmichael Lester, contributing writer for the career Website Monster.com and author of Real Life Guide to Starting Your Career. "Getting yourself out of a dead-end situation will salvage your mental health and kick-start your drive so you can zero in on the kind of job you do want."
12 Life Rules You Should Ignore
