Archive - Geoff Rodkey's Bad Advice!

Bad Answers to Quick Questions, Volume I

Misguided but mercifully brief replies to (almost) everything you've asked

May 25

How to Get Your Adult Kid off the Couch

Bold strategies for navigating the quarterlife crisis

May 21

Deep Thoughts About Religion (and Chainsaws)

How to find a belief system that works for you

May 14

Helicopter Parenting for the Aspiring Novelist

The right way to prepare your kid for a life in letters

May 7

April 2024

Tom Petty and the Heartbreak of Nostalgia

On the cost of recovering our lost youth

Apr 30

How to Take Advice From Your Mom

What to do when she gets up in your business

Apr 21

How to Fight About Politics With a Cab Driver

The right way to argue with strangers

Apr 14

Raising a Toddler With a Growth Mindset

Set your kid up to thrive in the coming A.I. apocalypse!

Apr 7

March 2024

Please Ask Me Questions, But Not Like This One

Do's and Don't's for interacting with your advice columnist

Mar 30

How to Fight for Justice Over a Dinner Check

A bold new strategy for dining with drinkers

Mar 26

You Can't Out-Cute a Cavapoo

But you can probably outsmart him

Mar 20

How (Not) to Be Funny

Bad jokes, social anxiety, and human evolution

Mar 14

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