Although most of us do not like being criticized, it is said that we can always benefit from being told what we are doing wrong. We may lose a valuable learning opportunity if we do not listen to the criticisms expressed by others. Yet criticism, even when honest and well-intended, can be more harmful than helpful. We have more to gain by ignoring or shielding ourselves from the criticisms of others.Blog question for this week: Are people better off if they do not listen to criticism? Respond to the following questions as you explain your point of view:
- How to judge the difference between good and bad criticism?
- How to accept criticism?
- Self-analysis of your actions that invited the criticism.
- Repercussions of ignoring good criticism and shielding yourself against harmful criticism.
As always, write a 2-paragraph response to this topic. Include specific examples to explain your point of view and a 2-3 sentence response to someone else's blog post--building upon it, disagreeing with it, or re-thinking it.
Landin Morris
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As human beings we all judge, it is just apart of our nature and in way, it is something that we can’t control. But when we want to help someone change for the better by correcting their habits, we give them criticism. Criticism can be both beneficial and harmful at the same time, but all depends on how the person is giving it, and what type of attitude or way they send the message to you. For example, in writing lab when I’m correcting peoples papers, I often find mistakes. When I find a mistake, I try to explain to the person that they made a mistake. I try to make it big enough that they change for the better, and at the same time, so they don’t take offense, and become offended. If I noticed a student had a lot of miss spelled words on their paper, I would comment, “ I enjoyed reading your paper. The biggest thing that I believe you need to work on is your spelling. If you are finding it hard to spell words correctly, maybe you could look them up online, or look in a dictionary, or ask another student or teacher on how to spell the word correctly. Nice work!” When giving constructive criticism, one must not only mention the person’s mistake, but also compliment what the person did good as well. Then the person who is giving the criticism must attempt to help or give examples on how the person can help himself. In the example, I gave options on what the individual could do when he comes across his problem again. Now that I have given the criticism, it is up to the person to accept it. The best way to accept criticism is to first know who you are and be confident in yourself and your work. If you are confident then you wont be offended by what anyone says because you believe in yourself. Then take a moment to analyze what the person has said to you. Look into your past and notice if you had made any of those mistakes that he has mentioned. Now, you move towards making a solution. Try to make things better, and improve upon were your weak so you won’t run into the same problem again in your future.
There have been many moments when I have received criticism from someone. Many times, when I was younger, I always had the instinct to lead, the instinct to be the boss, and run things, and be on top of people. I learned the hard way when I got into an argument with one my friends that I can’t the boss all the time. My friend ended up yelling at me, and screaming at me all the things I did to boss him around, and how he didn’t like it. He even made fun of me. This is an example of negative criticism. Even though he was trying to help me become a better person, he shouldn’t have done it in an arguing matter because that gave me the wrong message. From that incident, I took all criticism the wrong way, and it affected me in a negative way. In school, I struggled in math, and when people would point out my flaws and try to help me, I would often get offended and give up. This has had a long-term negative affect on me because I missed a lot of important skills in math that I should have learned. Once I learned to accept criticism, my life became easier because I started to learn and improve upon my mistakes and become a overall better person.
Great second paragraph. The example with negative criticism was very well done. Anyway, when exactly did you start to learn to accept criticism? We all do eventually, one way or another. Perhaps you could have mentioned an outside example, instead of just on your own experiences. Just some constructive criticism.
DeleteThnk you Erick! I apperciate your criticism. and will remember that next time I write my paragraphs. Of course as you read that I was offent ciriticized and couldn't hande criticism as a child. But the actual age when I started to understand criticism and be able to give it back was around 7th grade. I wish I had learned it ealier, but Im glad that I didnt learn it any later.
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I think that people need criticism, because how would they know if something they did is good or not. They need someone elses point of view to see how other people think of their work, and see how it would be judged in the real world. A person that wants to be an artist or a singer needs someone to be there to judge them and tell them what they need to work on and how to improve their performance. If someone gets criticized, they need to be able to reflect on what the person has said to you, and be able to anaylize what you need to do to fix your flaws. But there are sometimes where criticism isn't good for a person.
DeleteCriticism, something that all humans experience one way or another in their life and can be helpful or harmful, depending on whom the criticizer is, and whether or not they like you as a person. By that I mean that if you were to be criticized about an essay you wrote by an enemy of yours, he/she would probably tarnish your work and make it seem that you have sense of style when it comes to writing. It’s human nature, really, and I myself am a perfect example of that. People sometimes say that I judge people too much and I whole-heartedly agree with them. The way I see it, first impressions are very important and once my opinion is formed, it takes a lot of effort to change it. I tend to form a general opinion by a first impression, and then focus on certain aspects of the person’s life, such as their educational background. Education has always been very important to me, and so to know one’s background can help me decide if I would like to be friends with him/her, as the people I am friends are intelligent, mature people, but we still enjoy ourselves every once in a while. Now moving away from my small rant on how I judge people, let’s talk about criticism.
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to criticism in general, people can find it had to take and so ignore it, especially if it’s from a family member. But the key is deciding whether or not the criticism is constructive or harmful. Of course, you would want constructive criticism, which would help improve what you’re working on by listing any faults there are, as well point out things that you did very well However, harmful criticism just lists all your faults and nothing but them. The criticizer may even turn small mistake into giant ones. For example, let’s say that in an essay, you had a few spelling errors. In harmful criticism, the person would say something like,” Wow, you suck at spelling. I found, like 20 errors. You REALLY need to work on it.” That is just plain rude and can make someone feel embarrassed and possibly never take criticism again. Unfortunately, it can be hard to distinguish the two and so some people will tend block out all criticism and just go off on their own. If this were to happen to someone, that person could become corrupt, believing that all say and do is right, not being told what is right and wrong. That’s a terrible way to live life, and this ties into the fact why children have parents: to be told what is right and wrong. Sure, there is the connection between the parent and child, for the parents created the child, but that’s not the topic that is being discussed. Overall, criticism is needed in life. It keeps us from doing immoral things, can help improve projects we are working on, and tells how to function in society. As long as the criticism is constructive, then there is no reason to ignore it.
You are absolutely correct on how criticism tells us how to function in society. I also agree with you when you stated that if you're criticized by someone you don't like, they will make you feel bad for every mistake that you made, that shouldn't be the way that people criticize one another, it should be for advice, not to point out the wrong.
DeleteI do believe that everyone in any sort of way, judge other people. Everybody has first impressions of other people, which I think is similar to critcism. I like the way you tie in how parents have to help their childern distinguish what is right and what is wrong. Overall, I think it's a good response.
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There are times where people take criticism the wrong way and end up being very diffident with what they show to people. One little harsh judgment that was just intended to help someone can turn into something other than advice, such as an argument on whose right or not. Some people just believe that whatever they do is perfect so if someone says that it's not, they will get offended and get angry over a comment. It's really all about how you interpret other peoples words. Some people take it in the positive way, and others take it in a way where they feel that your insulting them.
Edwin Unsihuay
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People in this world can sometimes take criticism as being great advice or awful advice. People are not better off if they don’t listen to criticism because criticism can be a huge helping hand in life as it tells you whether you did the good thing or the bad thing. For example, when we’re one day at work and we come up with a good idea on how to make the service or company better, our boss will reply us with some good criticism on how they thought of our well-planned ideas. You can judge the difference between good and bad criticism from who the person is criticizing you. If the person is someone who you have a great trust from within than take it as good criticism as he/she is only trying to help you improve. Improvement is better its like they say practice makes perfect which indeed is true. Now, a person who slacks off and is just giving you rude criticism like how a person is awful at spelling or the person itself can show bad criticism.
Accepting criticism can be done with listening to what the person has to say to you. The more you listen, the more you might just advance in helping yourself at this period of time. When we were doing the newspaper project in my class for understanding writing, I received some constructive and great criticism on my articles from the editor of my group. I listened to what he had to say and since then I have become a better writer and aware of what I can put in my writing to make It better and more interesting. As we all know we can receive some good criticism from a teacher such as “Keep up the great work” or “Stay on the path you’re in now, because it will lead you to some excellent success”. When being criticized just remember to, listen carefully.
I liked the examples that you used in both of your paragraphs. Also, I feel the same way about bad criticism and how people use it and that it is not helpful.
DeletePeople are criticized for everything they say and do. Criticism can be accepted or rejected, and can be helpful or not. People are constantly making mistakes and with a little criticism people can improve upon their faults. For example, when you write an essay and you ask a peer to revise it, some people can get really defensive about their work. These people need to accept this criticism to make their writing clearer and better. People need to embrace criticism because the most that you could do is improve apon it.
ReplyDeleteThere are two types of criticism, good and bad. Good criticism is correcting someone and being positive on what that person can improve apon and not putting that person down about their faults. Bad criticism is using rude and profane language to tell someone their mistakes like "you suck" or "why do you even try". Accepting criticism can be hard but if you keep an open mind and are willing to change you can accept the criticism people give you. By ignoring good criticism you miss your chance at doing something better or perfecting something. You can shield yourself against harmful criticism by confronting the person about what they are saying and if that person would like you to improve that they need to take a more positive outlook on it. Otherwise you do not wish to hear what the have to say.
Alex I liked your opinion on what you think about criticism. It's true that with criticism we are maturing and developing our skills, knowledge, and intelligence. I enjoyed reading your examples as well, great job!
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ReplyDeleteThe difference between good criticism and bad is that one tells you that you did something good. On the other hand bad criticism tells you that something was done wrong which up to an extent can be good. I do not mind accepting criticism because I know that I did something wrong so I need to fix it. But if the person gives you only criticism and trying to hurt you is when bad criticism is actually bad. But if the person gives you both good and bad its alright because it evens out.
If I know I did something wrong I will admit it and I will correct myself. No one is perfect so I know I make mistakes and I know practice makes perfect. If people ignore the good criticism and don't pay attention to it they will think that they did nothing right and feel bad. Then they hear the bad criticism and just don't do anything about it their work will remain bad and recive the same bad criticism over and over again.
Sydney White
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I think that criticism is a good thing for many reasons\. Firstly, if you think that you’re a great singer but you actually suck, I think that someone should tell you not to become a singer, because you will get a lot of hate. For example, on the show the X-factor my favorite judge Simon Cowell criticizes you, not to hurt you but to help you. Simon isn’t trying to make you feel bad about yourself like most people think, he is trying to tell you that you were meant to be something else, that isn’t a singer, so that helps you think wow, I really don’t have a good voice, maybe Simon was right, I was meant to be something else. Also, criticism can help you find the real you. For instance, if you want to be a baker because you like to cook, but you’re not a great cook, and someone tells you that you’re not a very good cook, you might reconsider your career ideas, and think maybe I was meant to be a doctor, or a scientist.
Most kids take criticism kind of as an insult. Children think that negative comments are bad comments, when actually sometimes they are the most helpful ones. For example, if a child that’s around 10 years old loves to draw and thinks that he can become an artist when he’s older, someone in this world might tell him “you suck at drawing” most kids would take that offensively but then when your older and your trying to make it in the art world, and people hate your painting, and tell you that you just embarrassed yourself, you might think back and say maybe that kid was write, art isn’t for me.
In life we will get criticized by people that could be a good or bad Criticism. We have to face them in our life because in society a lot of people criticize about how other people look, dress, playing a sport, tv shows, etc. in fact I've been criticized too but sometimes we need to know when someone says a good or bad criticism. For example, when I play soccer at the park people will always criticized on how I play. If a person came up to me and said " hey you stink you don't know how to shoot a ball the right way" in that instinct I know it's a bad criticisms because he just said I'm horrible at kicking a ball. But normally when your playing for a team a coach will say " good job guys I love how you guys play" then that's how u know its a good criticism. But whenever people criticized me I take it as my motivation. when people say I stink kicking a ball to the goal I will practice almost everyday to get better at kicking. Criticism doesn't really put me down because they are telling me my mistakes. Sometimes people will criticized because they are just jealous and they try to put yourself down. I accept criticism as my motivation.
ReplyDeleteI feel like people should hear other people criticism I know it will hurt you pretty bad but you have man up and prove people wrong. When I mean by prove people wrong is that criticism is only on mistakes as we know. by proving people wrong you have to learn from the mistakes even if it is a small mistake or a big mistake. we imagine the earth with rainbows and sunshine like a nice peaceful place but it isn't. There will be people criticizing no matter what we haut need to protect ourself from those hurtful things and we have to take it as our mistakes not trying to put ourselves down.
I agree with you Roland everyone encounters criticism. Interpreting criticsm is more difficult than giving it. I liked your second paragraph because it had to do with self pride
DeleteCriticism is in most cases is helpful to the person being criticized. Although, negative criticism is a quick tool to make a person feel bad. Listening to criticism whether it be in the persons favor or against them is totally up to the one being criticized. A person who feels he or she doesn't need to be criticized will in turn have no use for the criticism, therefore they should probably ignore it after taking the criticism into consideration. To take criticism one must realize the mistake he has made to invite said criticism.
ReplyDeleteThere are several fields of criticism some of which include good and bad. The difference between good and bad criticism is that good criticism is well thought out and is said to try and help. Therefore bad criticism is not well thought out but not always for insult. Accepting criticism takes self pride and assurance. It takes a mature person to take constructive criticism and use it to benefit them. Good criticism should be invited, if its not one could fail somewhere they should have succeeded just because they were stubborn.
Criticism has become a big deal lately and it could be a good thing, but as well a bad thing. Criticism has become big lately especially in our society in this time of day a lot of people judge and criticize for no reason; teens are a very good example. In our society they judge people for their looks, actions, just everything about a person. Many people I know, including myself have been criticized both ways, good and bad. The criticism can be good though, but also bad. For example, if someone were criticize the way I sang and said,”If you sang it a pitch higher, I think it would sound a bit better.” That to me is constructional criticism and it helped me become better. A bad criticism would be,”you suck, and you shouldn’t try” that would be rude and bad criticism; which could make people feel insecure. Some people criticize to help another, but others do it to jealousy and to be rude.
ReplyDeleteAlthough some criticism can be very hurtful it could’ve been the persons fault to them inviting a wrong peer to ask. For example, to get good criticism ask a teacher or a truthful friend who is willing to help you out and not someone who isn't friendly to you. Furthermore, I feel that people should listen to the criticism although it might hurt you should take it and make the criticism motivate you instead. If its positive we should take it and make us prideful and if it’s bad we should take it and leave and not let it get to us.
I agree with you with your examples of dialogue that showed good or bad criticism. The first would definilety make you want to try to improve your singing. I also agree with the idea of taking criticism as motivation to make yourself a stronger individual. Good thinking! :)
DeleteI think it’s better for people accept criticism. It may depend on what someone is trying to say though. For example, if somebody told someone that they aren’t smart, that’s something serious because not everyone has the same intelligence level. That person may work hard to get good grades in school and may now feel like all of their hard work has done nothing. That also relates to the amount of sensitivity one has. For instance, a random person mentioning a persons’ weight not being suitable might cause someone to feel like they are disgusting or unattractive for a while. From what I’ve seen, several teens have insecurity issues and are mentally depressed. So, criticism can’t be a god thing for certain people.
ReplyDeleteI think accepting criticism helps if you know whether someone is trying to bring someone down or if you know they are someone who cares about you and is doing it for a good reason. If you feel you are criticized by someone who is just saying it to be a bother and sounds ridiculous, then know it’s something you should brush off your shoulder. Meanwhile someone you know looks out for you gives you criticism, you should take the time to think about it. Most of the time that caring person is right and you should take their advice and change your ways. One time I was criticized was when I was told I am lazy and don’t put enough effort in work. I know I am lazy and don’t put 100% of effort in things. I am not offended because it is something I am aware and plan on changing.
Me personally I think it is better to accept criticism. Criticism is great because helps you learn what you did wrong. For example teachers telling you how to improve your presentation skills. They do this so next time your presentation can be the best it can be. Now there's also bad criticism which everyone try's to shield them selves from. There is an easy way to judge good and bad criticism for example teachers or family will always give you good criticism for example you could have done this instead of this. Family might say "you should have studied this at this time not right before at the last minute and you might have gotten a better grade."
ReplyDeleteThere's also bad criticism for example bullies. They might say "you were different clothes because those just add to your ugliness and unpopularity." When people give me good criticism I say "thank you" or "thanks I'll try that next time". When I reseave bad criticism I just ignore it like I cant even hear it. I don't get criticism from anyone unless its a teacher no one can say any think horrible about me.
“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” These are the words that Winston Churchill once said in regards to criticism. What is criticism? It is the act of judging another person’s work. It is something that most people do not like to listen to but, it is very useful. However, it is important to distinguish the difference between good and bad criticism. The good criticism comes from people who are honest and understand the material that they are critiquing. I feel that with these qualifications, that the person is giving me criticism. If someone ignores the good criticism, it will have serious repercussions. A person will never learn from their mistakes and they won’t learn how to fix them. For example, when writing I write essays for Ms. Ell, I take her criticism so I can improve my writing. On the other hand, there are people who give bad criticism. A person who isn’t knowledgeable about the topic or isn’t positive about their own criticism that they are offering me, then I don’t think it is good criticism.
ReplyDeleteAs stated before, people do not like to listen to criticism but, we are all critics. People tend to judge others based on first impressions. I tend to that as well when I meet a person for the first time. I tend to think that they are nice, rude, considerate, smart and such by first impressions. However, many people don’t like criticism. For example, when people give me criticism I feel embarrassed and that my work isn’t good enough. It is important to let people criticize. Of course, it is difficult to do things perfectly because nobody is perfect. I also remind myself that criticism makes my work better and make it as perfect as it can be. Therefore, it is important for everyone to listen to the explanation to the person who is criticizing has to say. It is like with any type of movie review. The person writing the article always explains if they like the movie or not. Criticism is always important because it is a tool used to help people improve their work.
I really like the quote you included in the beginning of your response, it fit well with the subject. I also thought the relation to Ms. Ell and your work for her was very original, so sly, no one would have thought of that! I definitely agree with you in that we are all critics, in every aspect of life.
Deletei totally agree with you Monica that we should listen to others criticism because if we dont then we'll never learn from our mistakes and fix them. I also like the quote you put in the beginning. I also agree with you that we are all critics.
DeleteCriticism is a way for people to escape the reality of their own lives. It is an escape goat, but, at the same time a way to express one self’s own opinions. Good criticism comes from the heart or at least is not judgmental, or allotted to harm one’s beliefs, emotions, or prospects. Good criticism is strictly meant to benefit either the critic and/or the criticized in ways that are not meant for harm-doing. Bad criticism is detrimental to the criticized and is meant to give one’s opinions in harsh ways. Although, the critic might not realize they are giving bad criticism, it can still be offensive to the criticized. For the realities of accepting criticism, one must not look past that these points of views are from a bystander and not from one’s own thoughts. Never forget that these are their thoughts, not one’s own, but still take into consideration the thoughts they have at least thought up, and think about the outcome they might as they state or not; create. If one does not like what they hear or see; simply do not take it to heart and keep your daily lives running as usual. Do not let bad criticism distress or damage you for over-all you are human along with them and everyone has their own opinions.
ReplyDeleteTake precaution with every word that leaves your mouth for it can always be your last. If one puts themselves in a place for criticism, it may and probably will come. Say one posts a video on YouTube that; is an opportunity for criticism. When a person puts themselves out in the open like that, they are bound to get critics. Say one starts a rumor, wins an award, or even gets a new pet, people will and can criticize a person wherever they go; no matter what they do. Why would someone criticize if I win an award? People will criticize you for everything, because of jealousy, rudeness, dishonesty. They may want what you have and, therefore, they have something to say. Whether one does neither bad nor good people will criticize.
Good response. I liked how you wrote in sort of a way defending people giving bad criticism. I said hat they know that they are giving poor advice, but I like your thoughts that they may not realize their criticism is bad and even if it is it still was aimed to help. I also liked how you mentioned people can set themselves up for criticism. That is very true that people need to be aware of what they do because it can lead to criticism. Well thought out and interesting response. I liked how you thought for the critic and the criticized.
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Now, criticism is very hard to take. I myself struggle with others trying to tell me my flaws and what I did wrong, even if it is to help me. Humans naturally like to judge others but dislike being judged, with a few exceptions. But, to benefit ourselves, we really should listen to what others have to say, because we can’t fully improve ourselves or recognize our flaws, when some people think of themselves as almost perfect. That being said, we also want to be sure to listen to the good criticism, because bad criticism, like assuming, makes an ass out of u and me (sorry for the profanity). Bad criticism is pretty easy to recognize. One of the possible reasons why criticism could be bad is because of who is giving it. If someone who can’t be trusted, doesn’t know what they are talking about, is someone who isn’t smart and likes to lie, etc., is giving criticism, the criticism is most likely bad. Say you present to the class and some failing student comes up to you and is like, “that was good but like you need to like speak more cool like stop using such big words like I don’t understand like…. Your presentation lacked like flow and continuity,” then they are obviously not to be trusted, and their criticism is completely worthless. (I said continuity knowing what it means, it was meant to emphasize how that person didn’t know what they were talking about). Also, bad criticism can be someone just insulting your work. Someone giving good criticism may say, “That was a great essay but you may want to proofread, I found a couple minor grammatical and spelling errors.” Someone giving bad criticism may say, “You essay needs work. I found a bunch of spelling errors all throughout your essay. Have you heard of this thing called proofreading? Yeah you should look it up.” Insulting someone’s work is not good criticism, nor is it being a good person. Good criticism is when someone is being genuine and is putting information out there to help you improve upon your skills, without being rude and straight up insulting you.
When someone is giving good criticism it still may be hard to accept. Hearing people insult one’s work is a difficult thing to be okay with, but accepting the flaws in oneself and their work can lead to improvement. So people need to learn to accept others criticism. To help accepting criticism, one can just try their hardest to realize it is to help them. If you stay focused the whole time you are being criticized on the fact that it will help you later, then it may be easier to accept someone critiquing you. Also, it may help accepting criticism if it is from someone you trust. If a person is being criticized by someone 8 years younger than them, it may be difficult to take it seriously, but if it is from their mother or their professor, it may be easier to listen to because it is from someone with known knowledge and expertise. Also, to accept criticism, the person needs to realize what they did that would require criticism. They need to self-assess what they did and how they acted to understand why someone would talk about them in a helpful way to improve them. Maybe a person was criticized after a presentation, they could introspect and think, “During my presentation I spoke at a nice speed, but I did stutter and some words I did have trouble pronouncing. Maybe that is why my teacher tried to give me advice on public speaking. Maybe she told me to come after class to help me improve upon my skills, not harass me for what I did poorly.” Being able to realize what you did wrong can allow you to more openly accept ways to fix that from others. If you are too stubborn to admit you aren’t perfect and do make mistakes, then the harder it is to allow others to point out those mistakes to try to help you fix them.
DeleteIgnoring criticism is probably the worst way to cope with others trying to help someone. If someone thinks so one-minded that they can’t stand hearing anything wrong with them, that they ignore helpful advice, they may never improve. If someone is narcissistic to the point where their flaws don‘t exist in their own head, then they may not listen to reality. “Ugh, she said I have an attitude in my writing. Whatever, forget her I’ll just keep nodding and smiling while I think about my favorite sport.” If someone doesn’t listen to advice, can they ever improve? As I said, it is hard for people to improve themselves on their own judgment alone, what one person finds logical or formal the collective may think is impolite and vile. Someone can become a jerk, dumb, oblivious, stuck-up, fail out of school, etc., just because they want to shield their ego from the hard truth of reality in the form of helpful criticism.
I agree, with all of your opinion's. Good criticism is hard to accept and when someone realizes what they did wrong it does help them more openly accept other's criticism. Great examples! Ignoring criticism is awful too. If people do not want to hear criticism they should just crawl in a hole becasue that is how they are living their life. Everyone's points of views should be taken into consideration, and if someone doesn't listen to advice they will never improve. Reality is reality and people need to face it. Thank you for what you written on my blog.
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ReplyDeleteThere are two type of criticism: constructive criticism, and criticism to just tear you down. Many people will show you the courtesy of trying to only give you constructive criticism. However, most will not care, and just think “whatever”, and say whatever they think. Nowadays, our culture is stocked with mostly the bad criticism. These phrases would be along the lines of, “You suck”, “You’re gay”, “Kill yourself”, and these are the nice ones. The useful, constructive criticism, contains ways of doing something better, presented in aplite, and kind manner. Accepting criticism is easy and simple, and just takes a bit of submissiveness. You really have to listen to what the person is saying, and just accept that fact that you’re not perfect. Now, if you feel you are right, respectfully ask for a second opinion.
Being a performer, you must accept and act upon a lot of criticism. In one scene during DHS’s Fall play, It’s a Wonderful Life, I was late a lot for one of my que’s. So, I had to accept the advice by Ms.Houston to stay next to the door to listen for my que. However, if I didn’t listen to her criticism, I would have put a massive bump in the show by being late. As with declining any constructive criticism, you would hurt your efforts. However, to escape hurtful criticism, you have to avoid people that wouldn’t have you in their best interests, for the most part. Rely on those you trust to criticize you.
I agree with you that there are two types of criticism in the world and that nowadays it is mostly negative criticism. I feel that in the modern world people use negative criticism because they feel insecure about themselves. I also agree that constructive criticism is the most useful criticism.
DeleteI too agree with you that there are two types of criticism in the world. Yes it is true, there is plenty of hurtful criticism now a days all over the world, and it's the main one we see now a days. In addition, yes only rely on those who you trust to criticize you, because those you don't and have either a grudge on you or want you to fail, will always criticize you in the most hurtful ways they can to bring you down.
DeleteWe all sometimes need someone to tell us were doing something wrong, its part of being a human. People are not better off if they do not listen to criticism. We all need some criticism because our point of view is not the same as others point of view. The difference between good and bad criticism is good criticism is honest and is not made up and bad criticism many times is a lie and the only reason why they criticize is to hurt another person. The way we find out how to know which is which is good criticism does not come from personal influence, but from facts and what is known or seen. Also bad criticism has much personal influence which interferes with the critcism.
ReplyDeleteSometimes it can be very difficult to accept criticism. The way one can handle criticism by not getting over whelmed by it and looking at all the possibilities. The possibilities can very from good criticism to bad criticism. I have been criticized and I have not always taken the criticism well when I should of. I have ignored many good criticism and I have ignored bad criticism for many good reasons as well.
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ReplyDeleteAccepting Criticism
ReplyDeleteThere are many forms of criticism, some can be hurtful, and some can teach you to learn from past mistakes. There also people who you want to be criticized from so you can succeed in life, or for whatever goal you are trying to achieve. For example in talent shows such as American Idol, The X-Factor, they have judges that critique with extreme opinions, and sometimes can even hurt the person who went up to present. The famous Simon Cowell is known for his harsh critiques, but sometimes they are very true, and those people who present, should be told the truth so they can learn or stop themselves from embarrassing themselves.
Furthermore, best way though to accept criticism is by realizing what the person deep down is trying to say. For instance, those who despise you, and what to bring you down, are always going to critique you in the worst ways then can. Sometimes they will plainly out say it was awful, even though it’s just to bring you down. Then you have your friends who will always say that it was good and the best thing they heard or ever seen, which is also bad to hear because you will never receive the truth. The best person to receive criticism from is the person in which you are trying to impress, if they are judges, ask them, if it’s a teacher, ask them, not friends or enemies because they will bend the truth to either make you feel awful inside, or full of joy.
I agree with the second paragraph and how the best way to accept criticism is by realizing what the person is trying to say. The person who is doing the criticizing is a very important factor because that could change the way the it is interpreted and received.
DeleteCasey Olsommer
ReplyDeleteI believe that people are better off listening to criticism from others, rather than ignoring it. Criticism can help individuals evaluate themselves and to see themselves as others see them. Criticism can be good or bad depending on things such as the person doing the criticizing and the way it is done. If a person does it in a positive and nice way it is easier to accept. When people criticize in a way that is hurtful and mean, it can be harmful to a person’s self-esteem. The time, manner and place are very important in the way criticism is done. If someone criticizes me in front of a group of people I am less likely to listen and accept the criticism. If I am pulled aside and criticized on a more personal level than I would be more open to the suggestions.
It is always hard to hear any type of criticism, even if you know the person is right. Being open to criticism can help you decide whether your actions invited the comments from others. Possibly sharing the situation with someone you trust and respect, so you can receive their input on the criticism. It is difficult to shield yourself from negative criticism, but realizing that not everyone is looking out for your best interest may help you to ignore the negativity. Some people just criticize to make others feel bad and themselves feel good. Not all criticism is negative and we need to figure out if it was really sincere. If you feel like you are constantly criticized and never listen, there might be a problem. By not listening to sincere criticism you could really miss out on some good ways to improve yourself. Criticism is always hard to accept no matter how it is meant.