Haters and Critics: How to Deal with People Judging You and Your Work
Poet and writer Joseph Brodsky on how to deal with the critics, detractors, and negative influences in your life:
“Try not to pay attention to those who will try to make life miserable for you. There will be a lot of those — in the official capacity as well as the self-appointed. Suffer them if you can’t escape them, but once you have steered clear... See more
“Try not to pay attention to those who will try to make life miserable for you. There will be a lot of those — in the official capacity as well as the self-appointed. Suffer them if you can’t escape them, but once you have steered clear... See more
James Clear • 3-2-1: What Top Performers Do, and How to Deal With Critics and Detractors
You cannot let the haters get you down. It’s not just an issue of emotions. If the haters bother you, you may find yourself writing for them rather than for your allies. No!
For example, say you’ve decided that schools should stop serving lunch. (Why? I don’t know why.) When making your case, you may find yourself tempted to add little asides like,... See more
For example, say you’ve decided that schools should stop serving lunch. (Why? I don’t know why.) When making your case, you may find yourself tempted to add little asides like,... See more
My advice on (internet) writing, for what it's worth
He says that being a hater, even if you’re actually right, is fundamentally uninteresting, and just being mean about other people’s work, even if you do it privately, doesn’t make you smarter or better. He says that Wyeth’s essential problem is that he doesn’t just have a cop in his head, he has every imagined audience and every response they would... See more