Feedback Thoughts
The first article, Seven Ways to Crush Self-Doubt by John Spencer, talks about ways to manage self-doubt. He says that self-doubt probably will not ever go away entirely. One of the ways that he suggests is getting rid of perfectionism. This stuck with me the most. In anything you do, whether it be painting, sculpting, writing, teaching, etc., there are going to be people that are ready and willing to poke holes in it. Accept that there are always going to be critics of your work—you are always going to get feedback from people. Accept it and move on. Feedback is not necessarily a bad thing, even if it is negative.
The second article, Silence the Critical Voices in Your Head by Sabina Nawaz, talks about the negative voices in our heads and ways to stop
listening to them or to even (hopefully) stop them completely. After all, you
cannot get away from the voices in your head. She suggests focusing on the
positive by actively looking for positive things, hearing positive things, digging
to understand the positive, and believing the positive. Nawaz suggests aiming
for a five to one ratio—for every negative thought, aim for five positive
thoughts.
Comments
Post a Comment