22
USE THE POWER OF CRITICISM TO BECOME YOUR TRUE BEST
Western society has become too nice these days. In an effort to be polite, gentle with each other and non-judgemental, there is a tendency to shy away from telling things as they are. We embellish and keep hidden certain truths that are, in fact, the seeds of our future greatness. We forget the power of well-delivered criticism (feedback), which, after all, is there to help! The irony, though, is that we still think it. We just don’t say it.
I’m not inviting you to put on a critics’ hat and go mad with it. That’s a sure fire recipe to lose friends and alienate people. I do, however, hope to inspire you to use criticism as a source of useful information to self-improve and help you succeed. ...
Get Get Productive!: Boosting Your Productivity And Getting Things Done now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
