Week 8 Comments and Feedback

     Overall the feedback I am receiving is helpful. Sometimes the advice given has already been done or specified as to why it was done a certain way in the Author's Note. I think the feedback I am giving is good. I find it hard to give others criticism/feedback even though I accept it pretty well. I do enjoy learning about people through Blog Posts and Comments. Usually people comment something they relate to with the post they read, through that I feel like I learn more. In the future I am planning on pushing myself to give even better feedback to others even if I am having a hard time doing so.

I like this because it is relevant to receiving feedback as well as just general life advice.
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Feedback Strategies Week 3

 In the feedback gallery i particularly like the notes about pointing out what is confusing and being specific when explaining reasoning behind feedback. If I do not know why someone thinks something or if I can't see a clear reason for it, it is hard to make changes and accept the criticism.

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I picked up a lot from the article Five Reasons to Stop Saying Good Job.  I think saying good job in itself isn't bad but not adding suggestions or prompting one to further themselves is damaging. say good job, but don't stop there. discuss what can be added or changed, I prefer "Good Start" It shows one is on the right track but it isn't complete yet that way they don't stop pushing themselves

Five Reasons to Stop Saying Good Job

I also resonate with The Difference Between Praise and Feedback. I like that people are noting the difference. Praise is just recognizing the good, feedback recognizes the good and marks where improvement and growth can be made. I tell myself that a lot as I have been trying to rewire myself into the growth mindset the past few months.

The Difference Between Praise and Feedback

I Like this image because it reinforces the idea that there is always room for improvement.

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Feed back thoughts

A Fixed Mindset Could be Holding You Back Source

    I really resonated with this article. I talked in previous posts about how I was raised with a fixed mindset and it damaged me and how I am just now trying to undo it after 20 years. I liked how this article included how this affects doctors in particular. I wanted to be a reconstructive plastic surgeon, I still love learning about that topic but I realized that I only chose that career path because it was something that I felt was expected from me. My ENTIRE family, including extended, have always said (sometimes still do) "you'd make a great doctor" or "you will be the best surgeon" sometimes before I even revealed I wanted to do that. As I got older I realized I didn't want that kind of lifestyle and would rather do something I loved even more, microbiology.

Rewire Your Self-Critical Brain Source

    I have always thought I didn't take feedback negatively, in actuality I obsess over it. I do not always think of it as hurtful, but I just cannot stop thinking about it. This article is the type of stuff I am doing and looking to do in rewiring myself to be in the growth mindset. I love the ant anecdote, when you draw a line or place a stick in the middle of a trail of ants, they scatter and panic but quickly regeoup. My mind is like the ants before they regroup. I like how ants can regroup and I like the described practice of REBS, REality Based Self-congratulations. The author also discusses using your feedback to actually learn as well as evaluating whether feedback will be relevant in other cases.

Organized Ants

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