Oh, how do I deal with unwanted advice?

It can be a wise idea to have a simple pre-planned tactic to deal with the common frustration of unwanted advice. Tracy Hogg suggested a standard reply such as ‘Wow, that’s really interesting — it sounds like it really worked for your family’, while in your head you’re saying, ‘I’m going to do it my way’. Or you could try the technique my divine friend Anna used when she received unwanted advice, with her standard reply ‘A-ha, mmmmm, yip, mmmm’ (while saying to herself ‘Stuff that idea’).