Feedback Thoughts

A picture of someone giving another feedback.  Source: Pixabay

5 tips for taking feedback like a champ:  I think that reminding ourselves that we have room to grow is, in general, a good thing and can make it easier to focus on what you need to improve when you narrow down exactly what your weaknesses are.  I also think that recognizing your intentions can be useful when you fall short to better steer future efforts in the right direction of what we want. 

6 bad mental habits that sabotage your success:  This article does a good job of explaining some of the ways we sabotage ourselves when making mistakes or trying to succeed.  Making excuses for yourself is the easiest way to get yourself our of doing something that you should be able to do.  Turning every failure into a catastrophic one will lead to a lot more undue stress, which makes you less productive overall.  

The most productive feedback experience I can remember was my expository writing class 2 semesters ago.  The whole class had to schedule a one-on-one session with the professor to discuss their paper in detail and where it needs improvement.  The most negative experiences are always when teachers require students to fill out a pre-made feedback sheet with guided questions when giving feedback on other people's papers.