Ryeli's Blog

Be a Mirror If I'm being completely honest, I chose this one because of the title. I was happy to find that the article itself was interesting itself! It begins by referring back to growth mindset strategies, which I found amusing. Our fixed mindsets really do cause us a ton of problems, don't they? The author refers to a "mirror" in this instance as the role of feedback without judgement, like well, what a mirror does. That's how we are supposed to give feedback in this way. Focusing on the subject makes the feedback more applicable and able to be targeted. How to Give Feedback Without Being a Jerk I liked this article. Compliment sandwiches are difficult, I can relate to the author. I've found that the constructive criticism isn't heard as much as the positive feedback, which while also important, I did say several things worth noting! Personally, I find the giving of feedback to be quite difficult. I never want to come off as rude or condescending. ...

Why Rejection Hurts So Much I'm no stranger to avoiding minor rejection whenever possible. I find that the minuscule things people don't like bother me the most. I grew up acting, so being told 'no' didn't bother me as much, but it was the little things like a tweet flopping, as ridiculous as that sounds. The article talks about reaffirming self worth by cementing qualities about yourself that you like, which I think works well! It's important to remember why we like ourselves to keep our self esteem high. I sometimes isolate to avoid judgement, not always, but it happens. It's nice to be reminded that it's all just a part of life and social connection is important and not to be avoided.  Why It's So Hard to Hear Negative Feedback Trusting in a good faith assumption is difficult. I like to assume the best in others, but it's easy to be defensive over work you've done or anything really. Constructive feedback is done ultimately to help ...