The phrase "advise yourself" is not a complete sentence and may not be grammatically correct.
It is also not a commonly used phrase in written English. A more appropriate way to phrase it would be "give yourself advice" or "advise yourself on (specific topic/issue)." Example: "Whenever you feel stuck, take a moment to advise yourself on the best course of action."
This, by the way, is another good reason to keep a journal: you can use it to advise yourself.
Harri's language is a rich stew of black London street slang, Standard English and Ghanaian expressions (while reading this I kept wanting to say "Advise yourself" to people I disagreed with).
RC: If you could go back in time, what would you advise yourself to do better?
More important, perhaps, is the pleasure that we get from listening to Harri's voice, to his frequent emphatic exclamations of "Asweh!" and "Advise yourself!", his description of anything especially formidable as "hutious", and his wide-eyed, curious delight in his new and unfamiliar setting.
"I'm not qualified". "I could never do something like that". "I'm just not ready yet". If you have ever advised yourself of any of these things, you have limited your potential.
Some personal finance advisors even advise paying yourself first.
But the next time you find yourself tempted to intervene in a challenge your adult child should learn from on his own, Nelson advised, ask yourself if you're doing it to truly help them, or if you're just saving yourself the pain of watching them fail or embarrass you.
Dr. Levine advises: Ask yourself if you would be surprised if the person you're caring for would die within six months.
Dembling advises finding yourself a job to do, like dispensing drinks, so the focus is on that rather than the socialising itself.
"On the day," Press advises, "give yourself a few minutes to use the bathroom, have a drink and take a few deep breaths.
For companies examining their own values, he advises: "Ask yourself what are the values that the company is willing to make hiring and firing decisions on apart from job performance".
