Very thoughtful essay. This is a topic I’ve never thought too much about, but now that you’ve touched upon it, I can’t help but realize these feelings were there. I’ve always wished for better feedback, but I never really asked for it the right way. I was doing a workshop the other day with another writer and he started by asking me whether there were any specific areas I wanted to work on. It took me a bit to answer, and ultimately I passed the ball to him and he started telling me what he noticed. I wasn’t in control of my own feedback process. And I only now notice this. Thanks for the thoughts, Salman!
I've def been in that boat before! It's partially what motivated me to write this—I wanted to find a way to avoid situations where I'm getting unwanted feedback. Sometimes it can really derail our creativity, so we have to be careful about what inputs we let in!
Very thoughtful essay. This is a topic I’ve never thought too much about, but now that you’ve touched upon it, I can’t help but realize these feelings were there. I’ve always wished for better feedback, but I never really asked for it the right way. I was doing a workshop the other day with another writer and he started by asking me whether there were any specific areas I wanted to work on. It took me a bit to answer, and ultimately I passed the ball to him and he started telling me what he noticed. I wasn’t in control of my own feedback process. And I only now notice this. Thanks for the thoughts, Salman!
I've def been in that boat before! It's partially what motivated me to write this—I wanted to find a way to avoid situations where I'm getting unwanted feedback. Sometimes it can really derail our creativity, so we have to be careful about what inputs we let in!