Try Feedforward Instead of Feedback
Before reading this article, I had never heard the term "feedforward," let alone known what it meant. Now, however, I am a big fan of what it represents in theory. Being the perfectionist that I am sometimes in my own work and knowing that I am my own toughest critic, I have been known to take feedback personally, even when the giver of the advice doesn't mean it to be received that way at all. With that personal experience in mind, I liked the way that feedforward focused more on the solution than pointing out the problems that occurred in the past. I also liked the future focus as opposed to focusing on past problems because sometimes it can be difficult to know how to take such feedback and actually apply it to the next thing you have to work on in order to avoid making the same mistakes again.
The Difference Between Feedback & Praise
This article also grabbed my attention right off the bat, simply because of it's title. My parents were always big on praise, especially when we accomplished things that we had been working at for a while, so it wasn't something that I had every really thought twice about. However, it's interesting to note the ways that some types of praise can actually be considered to be more harmful than helpful. I think in such instances my personal thought is that it is okay to have some degree of praise, especially process praise, but that it shouldn't stand alone. In other words, praise them for what is done well but then give them some good feedback/feedforward to know what they can fix now that they've mastered one section.
Feedback can be given and received different ways
by different people so it is important to keep that in mind
when dealing with it. Source:Pixabay
I particularly enjoyed these two articles and think that they will help me not only in my ability to take feedback from others, but also to give it out and really be able to give constructive comments that are useful and not just extra words commented on a post.
Hi Hannah! i really enjoyed reading about your perspective on Feedback! It's great that you recognize that it can be hard for you to recieve feedback - I am the same way! Though not really because I'm a perfectionist (I feel like that word implies a level of aptitude I'm not sure I have). For me it's that I feel like I put so much of myself into something that a rejection of it feels like a rejection of me. But like you I've been able to separate myself from my work and take feedback for what it is - constructive! I'm also a big praiser so the article really helped me to be a better feedback giver and not just give empty praise!
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