text: Asking a single individual and nobody else can be a handicap because you wont have multiple inputs on the situation and you may be unable to make the best decision. According to a study 23% of people who ask one and only one person for advice end up making a decision they later regret. By asking multiple people you can get a variety of inputs that may help you to make the best choice or pick the best option given to you. There is a 27% chance that when asking five persons for advice on a topic or situation they will have had to make the same or similar choice, which in turn, can give you information on what or what not to do.