Simple advice

“Avoid the movements that trigger your symptoms. Reduce the activities that make it worse.”

This was the general advice I found regarding some physical pain I’ve been experiencing. I don’t know what I was expecting. More options, I suppose.

But sometimes, the remedy is indeed this simple. And — admittedly — I’ve offered this same advice to my children.

Complaint: “It hurts when I do this.”
Solution: “Don’t do that.”

Unsurprisingly, it’s easier to deliver pragmatic advice than it is to receive it.