Sometimes you can learn a lot about yourself from other people’s opinion. You simply have to learn to listen carefully to others and trully understand what they’re trying to say.
But here’s the tricky part: take in consideration the opinion of those you you respect. A simple tip or even a bit of friendly criticism can give you an isight into the way you look in front of others. Truth is that we often don’t take our actions and way of behavior into consideration. This can even harm our social abilities and make us look strange from the third person’s view.
So my tip here is to simply pay attention to advice and criticism when it comes to you and always judge carefully if change is really worth it. Even a stranger can reveal something about yourself that you hadn’t noticed before – no matter if positive or negative.
When somebody’s giving you advice, imagine as if you’re having a free consultation with a psychologist or a behavior specialist. From time to time, the advice given can help you significantly improve your vision and way of communication. For me personally, those people who have the guts to tell you: “Hey, you’re a neat guy, but this thing particualrly annoys me…“, are people worhthy of respect.
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First off, let me say that I enjoy reading your blog. Everything posted in here is true and meaningful. This post has caught my eye however, for I have been on a journey to become a better listener myself. There have been times when I can’t even remember asking the person for his or her opinions on a topic, and I just ramble on forever. Reading this advice has given me more motivation to listen to others.
Also, the fact that you love when people critique you is something I admire. Too many of us take criticals remarks in a negative view. We don’t take out what is most important about other peoples’ opinions, and we never really grow from them.
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@ Gabriella
Thanks so much for the comment! It’s really motivational for me to have made an impact on your way of thinking.
On criticism: sometimes I love it, others I don’t. But I do make the effort to judge whether it’s friendly or it’s bad advice.
Thanks once again for taking the time to share your thoughts, Gab.
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