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Be a Mirror  and Criticizing Praise I believe that the act of giving feedback and the manner that we do it in is a very important quality to for people to have. This concept can seriously affect people and can either seriously help or hurt their confidence. In this class especially, I believe that it is essential for us to be kind and thoughtful with our feedback because we are in such a public sphere. Each of these articles on criticism gave great insight. Most of all, I like how Be a Mirror  talked about taking yourself out of the comment by avoiding using "I liked" or "I think" when giving feedback to a peer. In Criticizing Praise, I learned that praise is a tricky thing and eventually it can be seen as conditional and people may think that they have to do things a certain way to earn love and affection rather than just feeling loved and adored all of the time.  These are all importa...

I read about The Psychology of Comparison and How to Stop and Five Steps for Taking Feedback Like a Champ . In both of these articles, the main theme was that everyone feels the pressure of trying to stand up to other people's work and how important it is to stay true to yourself. I learned that although you may be on an uncomfortable platform, it is important to keep doing your absolute best. I also learned that it is important to not compare yourself or your work to anyone else. I definitely think that college is a difficult place to stay away from the trap of comparison, but I do believe that it is important to try our best in order benefit ourselves. I also think that because of the way that we are utilizing feedback in this class, it is also important to remember these things when we are giving feedback to people and that we should keep their feelings in mind as well as we choose our words.                         ...