3 Ways to Handle Criticism

1. Take suggestions irrespective of who suggests them

Sometimes people get angry when they are criticised by others who are not familiar with the subject or are younger. Don’t do that. Look only at the suggestion and not at who is suggesting it. That way you are open to criticism by anyone, irrespective of whether the person is an expert or not.

2. Don’t take it personal

Another reason why people get angry when they are criticised is that they associate the criticism with themselves. They think that the person criticising them is doing so, to ridicule them. This is not always true. There are many types of characters in the world, so some people will be honestly interested in helping you, whilst others want to demotivate you. People who want to demotivate you will misuse criticism and instead of making constructive criticism, they will criticise to destroy you psychologically. In either case, whether constructive criticism or malicious critcism, you should never get angry you since you will not solve anything that way. If the criticism is genuine you will annoy the person giving you advice. On the other hand if the criticism is malicious, by getting angry you will help your enemy (the person criticising you maliciously) win, cause in the end that is what they are after.

3. Don’t Reply immediately

Don’t rush to reply for the criticism being proposed. First allow the person doing the criticism to make a point, then think about the point before you start debating. First start on what you agree with the person, ending up with the points you do not agree on. This will help you create a relaxing conversation by pointing out the points you agree with first. By debating lastly the points which you do not agree on, you will make more impact since the last points are the most remembered.
Apart from the above three points, make sure that you always smile when you are being criticised. This will help you create a friendly debate and shows that you are confident in what you think.constructive criticism criticising

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