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Advice giving has become a booming industry. Is it working?

NPR | By Justin Kramon
Published May 30, 2026 at 5:41 AM MDT

From bestselling books to popular podcasts, advice giving has become an industry. But do professional advice-givers really solve people's problems?

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Justin Kramon
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