A hilarious and classic meme I found with a twist and focus on the idea of feedback
The two articles I read this week were really eye-opening and after some pondering, I realized they had a lot of truth to them! In the article How to Give Feedback Without Sounding Like a Jerk, the biggest takeaway for me was that, sadly, a lot of positive praise and gratefulness falls on deaf ears, which I realize is true of me because I am often quick to hear negative words more loudly and clearly than I am positive news. To me, that really seems to be an issue with era of social media, that we are always on display and trying to win approval, whether we acknowledge it or not. Some strategies for feedback from the article include asking if they WANT feedback, taking yourself off a pedestal, and explain why you are giving that feedback. In 5 Reasons to Stop Saying "Good Job," the biggest takeaway for me was realizing how too much unnecessary praise (note UNNECESSARY) can create praise-junkies that constantly need validation to exist, and saying good job takes away an incentive to work hard and improve, since they feel they've done an adequate job.
I completely am the same way sometimes. I do often pay attention to the negative comments instead of the positive. This class has really helped me dig deep on all comments left on my work.
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