Criticism Isn't Constructive

Send us Fan Mail Criticism Isn’t Constructive We’ve all heard the phrase “constructive criticism.” But let’s be honest — that’s one of the bigger oxymorons out there. Criticism is anything but constructive. Even the calmest, most even-tempered people don’t take criticism well. And why would they? It almost always feels like an attack. What we do is so tied to who we think we are that when someone questions what we’re doing, we take it personally. And once that happens, the defenses go up. The...