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Description: When advising on a life dilemma of others, individuals do not only analyze the specific life dilemma but also relate the life dilemma to their life experience, deriving meanings from their own life narratives. Therefore, advice-giving is not only a manifestation of general wisdom, i.e., insights into life in general (Staudinger, 2013) but also an embodiment of personal wisdom, i.e., insights into one's personal life (Mickler & Staudinger, 2008). Even when advising a hypothetical protagonist, advisors will feel certain emotions based on hypothetical scenarios. Therefore, this paradigm provides a clean window to look into a person's mental world.