Chaucer on Advice

In this episode of STUMP Death & Taxes, I look to The Tale of Melibee from the Canterbury Tales, and how Chaucer's advice on how to choose advisors is still useful 600+ years later. STUMP - Meep on public finance, pensions, mortality and more is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Episode LinksAugust 2015 Stepping Stone: Chaucer on Choosing AdvisorsOctober 2015 LinkedIn: Take Some Advice from Chaucer... On Taking Advice* Don't ask for advice if you have already decided, and are only looking for confirmation.* Judge well those who give you advice. There are many reasons people may give you poor advice, and you need to be aware when judging the advice.* Make sure those giving advice share your goals and have enough knowledge and experience to give you useful advice. I'm not sure if Chaucer shares my goals, but he certainly had plenty of experience and knowledge on advice-giving.The audiobook I listened to was from Blackstone Audio:https://www.blackstonelibrary.com/the-canterbury-tales?sp=12018J.U. Nicolson is my favorite modern English translation. Here is a link to the Dover thrift edition at Amazon.February 2015 STUMP post: Here is God's Plenty: The Canterbury Tales  STUMP - Meep on public finance, pensions, mortality and more is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to STUMP - Meep on public finance, pensions, mortality and more at marypatcampbell.substack.com/subscribe