Advice vs. Insight — What's the Difference?

Opinion about what could or should be done about a situation or problem; counsel.

Insight is the understanding of a specific cause and effect within a particular context. The term insight can have several related meanings: a piece of information the act or result of understanding the inner nature of things or of seeing intuitively (called noesis in Greek) an introspection the power of acute observation and deduction, discernment, and perception, called intellection or noesis An understanding of cause and effect based on the identification of relationships and behaviors within a model, context, or scenario (see artificial intelligence)An insight that manifests itself suddenly, such as understanding how to solve a difficult problem, is sometimes called by the German word Aha-Erlebnis.

Often advices Information communicated; news

The capacity to gain an accurate and deep understanding of someone or something

(uncountable) An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful.

The ability to discern the true nature of a situation, especially by intuition.

Deliberate consideration; knowledge.

A perception produced by this ability.

Information or news given; intelligence

A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; frequently used with into.

(countable) In language about financial transactions executed by formal documents, an advisory document.

Power of acute observation and deduction

(uncountable) In commercial language, information communicated by letter; used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange

(marketing) Knowledge (usually derived from consumer understanding) that a company applies in order to make a product or brand perform better and be more appealing to customers

A communication providing information, such as how an uncertain area of law might apply to possible future actions

Intuitive apprehension of the inner nature of a thing or things; intuition.

Counseling to perform a specific legal act.

(artificial intelligence) An extended understanding of a subject resulting from identification of relationships and behaviors within a model, context, or scenario.

Counseling to perform a specific illegal act.

(psychiatry) An individual's awareness of the nature and severity of one's mental illness.

In aspect-oriented programming, the code whose execution is triggered when a join point is reached.

A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; - frequently used with into.

Misspelling of advise

Power of acute observation and deduction; penetration; discernment; perception.

An opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be followed; counsel.

Clear or deep perception of a situation

Deliberate consideration; knowledge.

A feeling of understanding

Information or notice given; intelligence; as, late advices from France; - commonly in the plural.

The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation

Counseling to perform a specific illegal act.

Grasping the inner nature of things intuitively

A proposal for an appropriate course of action