Feedback Thoughts
This assignment was about feedback. I thought it was interesting that it brought up positive and negative feedback and how to deal with both. I think feedback is something that we all deal with no matter where we are. At work, at school and even at home. And I will agree, most of the time it's easier to focus on the negative aspects of it and push aside all the positive things that have been said. Although feedback is spotty across the board for my academic career, it is something I have to face EVERYDAY at work. Being a supervisor, it is my responsibility to provide feedback constantly. Some of these articles really got me thinking about how I could improve that process in the scope of duties as a supervisor. Of the articles I read, there were a couple that really resonated with me. The first one, Silence Critical Voices in Your Head , talked about our tendency to only focus on the negative. Even if we receive ten positive comments, our brain relives the one negative. The arti...