Mythology and Folklore

Giving Feedback Giving feedback is much better than getting feedback, however, if we approach giving feedback more positively than it would limit the negativity surrounding feedback in general. This summer was my first glimpse into what it is like working with a team. Yes, we have done group work in class, but there is something far more meaningful when working with an actual companies team. My internship required large amounts of writing due to our online presence, so I was able to work with other writers giving and receiving feedback. Ultimately I thought we all worked well together and were able to fully communicate areas for improvement. When commentating on someone else's writing I typically posed each critique as a simple suggestion, as in "Maybe reword this". More often than not they received my suggestions respectfully and made changes accordingly. I learned that feedback is a gift, and if often meant for the success of others in addition to your own...

Rejection Receiving feedback has always been a tense situation for me personally. Sometimes I get quite defensive when I let someone read my work and offer their opinions, which sounds silly as I was the one who asked for help in the first place. This has been an issue for me for as long as I can remember, and I think it stems from my older brothers unwaverig ability to nitpick everything I did during adolescence. Nonetheless, the expiration on blaming older brother has passed, so its become my own issue. It is no wonder that  Why It's So Hard to Hear Negative Feedback  was one of the first articles I  explored, as I have asked myself this question many times. The article explained that our physical reactions to negative feedback have been heightened due to our inability to give AND receive feedback. When we know that we are about to receive bad feedback our bodies react to the situation, causes us to now fully digest the valuable informatio...