How to Give Bad Feedback Without Being a Jerk
I always feel very awkward giving feedback when it involves some serious critique. I never want to hurt the author's feelings and I'm always trying to not come across as rude. This article provided some really good tips for coming across as helpful, without being too harsh. The main thing I took from this article was to be very transparent and open with how you feel about the work and to not speak as if from a point of superiority. I will definitely try to implement some of these ideas when I give feedback next.
Five Reasons to Stop Saying "Good Job!"
I think this is also a really useful article but for different reasons. While the first article was focused on not being too harsh, the second article was about not giving positive praise all the time. I've witnessed this first hand because have two younger sisters who are twins and are 9 years younger than me. When they were little, I noticed how when you tell a child good job for doing something, they often try to repeat the exact same action. While this seems good at first, it reduces creativity and independence. It causes kids to only focus on getting a final prize or reward, rather than encouraging creativity and problem-solving. I really enjoyed the psychology involved in this article.
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