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To really take in and process critical feedback, it must be delivered by someone who makes us feel safe and who we believe truly has our best interests at heart.
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139 |
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So powerful is the need for consonance that when people are forced to look at disconfirming evidence, they will find a way to criticize, distort, or dismiss it so that they can maintain or even strengthen their existing belief.
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024 |
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…being criticized for who you are rather than for what you did evokes a deep sense of shame and helplessness; it makes a person want to hide, disappear.
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233 |
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It’s actually all the ordinary decisions – the safe one, recommended by every expert, criticized by no one – that make us incredibly vulnerable in times of chaos and crisis.
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062 |
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You can’t just be critical of other people’s ideas and work. You must be critical of your own too.
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173 |
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You have to be willing to take criticism and use it as fuel to make you work harder. To stop receiving criticism is to stop creating.
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185 |
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It’s easy for people to be critics or cheerleaders. It’s harder to get them to be coaches… A coach sees your potential and helps you become a better version of yourself.
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055 |
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There’s nothing wrong with taking criticism personally. Taking it personally shows you’re taking it seriously. Getting upset isn’t a mark of weakness or even defensiveness – as long as your ego doesn’t stand in the way of your learning.
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057 |
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Many people fail to benefit from constructive criticism because they overreact and under-correct.
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058 |
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Whether criticism or praise, it’s a leader’s job to give their team feedback all the time.
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070 |
