Criticism
I am not going to lie here, criticism is very hard for me to digest. I have gotten better at taking them in a lighter sense with more sportive grace, but being critiqued at something that I think I'm good at stings me and stings me hard.
Hello there, I am 'the Earthian'. I'm very proud of that name and I hope to one day make the name proud of me too. Fingers crossed!
One line I often received is 'Whilst you do get your point across clearly, you're too soft spoken.'. In fact, my very first interviewer rejected me for this very reason. The rejection didn't feel quite good, but I like to believe I worked on it and got better because my second interviewer hired me.
From what I have learnt from my minimal life experiences, some of the best critiques are people you don't know, especially if they are ones who've made themselves credible in their respective fields, mostly because the odds of them being honest are higher, for they have nothing for or against you. People I know personally have more often been polite than honest, which isn't the best deal if you're looking to improve.
Because my ultimate goal is to get better at what I do, constructive criticism is necessary. It's of paramount importance to remind ourselves that it is not personal, and that it is meant with our betterment at heart, if we're sensitive.
From what I have learnt from my minimal life experiences, some of the best critiques are people you don't know, especially if they are ones who've made themselves credible in their respective fields, mostly because the odds of them being honest are higher, for they have nothing for or against you. People I know personally have more often been polite than honest, which isn't the best deal if you're looking to improve.
Because my ultimate goal is to get better at what I do, constructive criticism is necessary. It's of paramount importance to remind ourselves that it is not personal, and that it is meant with our betterment at heart, if we're sensitive.
Love, peace.
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