A funny cat meme I found about feedback.
Feedback is one of the best gifts that a person can receive, but it is not always neatly wrapped or presented in a manner that someone believes that it's a gift. Feedback, along with trial and error, are mechanisms that have driven the human race forward since the beginning of time. This is essential ingredient in science, and it is why scientific discovery must be peer-reviewed to be taken seriously. Sometimes we mess up and can be blind to it because of our emotions, but it is important to understand and receive criticism and feedback to be able to grow as a person. However, it is not always easy to hear and it is not always delivered nicely to us. The article Why It's So Hard To Hear Negative Feedback gets to the core of that issue, which is the fact that the delivery of feedback is often done incorrectly and in bad faith. This can really affect and damage your mental image of yourself, and it's often hard to refrain from feeling badly. However, the article Why rejection hurts so much - and what to do about it deals with the latter, recovering and receiving criticism and feedback. The best piece of advice in this article is "have zero tolerance for self-criticism". We are already being criticized, so why pile on ourselves when we could be thinking about how to change in the future.
Hey, Chase!
ReplyDeleteI admire your view of feedback -- I'm not always so good about remembering that it's helpful. Sometimes it can be tough to get feedback from your peers! You seem to be pretty far along the growth mindset process already! I also think the "zero tolerance policy" for self-doubt is awesome. There will be plenty of people trying to tear you down, so why join them?
Hey Chase,
ReplyDeleteI never thought about how important feedback really is. You are so right, without feedback we would not progress as a civilization. We wouldn't constantly be pushing each other to be better and revise. What a cool thing to think about! Thanks for that!