Haters and Critics: How to Deal with People Judging You and Your Work
I felt arrows of rage rising in me, fraught images spreading like bloodstains. There’s no point, I told myself. I reached for the ordinary decoys. It won’t get you anywhere. Think of the outcome you want and make sure you are moving towards it. Got to be practical. That’s what I always told the girls at school. There is so much in life that doesn’t... See more
Mason Currey • Life advice from a great 2021 novel
Roll with the punches. Keep moving. Every piece of criticism is an opportunity for new work. You can’t control what sort of criticism you receive, but you can control how you react to it.
Austin Kleon • Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered (Austin Kleon)
Celebrate the fact that you are creating enough of an impact to have haters at all!
Robin FarmanFarmaian • The Thought Leader Formula: Strategically Leverage Your Expertise to Drive Business & Career Goals
“It is very important what not to do.”—Iggy Pop “Don’t pay any attention to what they write about you, just measure it in inches.”—Andy Warhol
Timothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
If you find yourself criticizing other people, you’re probably doing it out of Resistance. When we see others beginning to live their authentic selves, it drives us crazy if we have not lived out our own. Individuals who are realized in their own lives almost never criticize others. If they speak at all, it is to offer encouragement. Watch yourself
... See moreSteven Pressfield • The War of Art
Put your insecurities away and get on with achieving your goals. Reflect and remind yourself that an accurate criticism is the most valuable feedback you can receive. Imagine how silly and unproductive it would be to respond to your ski instructor as if he were blaming you when he told you that you fell because you didn’t shift your weight properly
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