MLLL-3043 Myth and Folklore Blog

 I read the Articles " The Difference Between Praise and Feedback " by Anya Kamenetz and " How to Give Bad Feedback Without Being a Jerk " by Adam Grant. Both of these articles pointed out not to be superficial while giving feedback. In the first article, superficial feedback is just praise. It gives the person no sustenance to really appreciate. In the second article, giving "compliment sandwich" is really ineffectual. Instead being transparent and keeping in mind that you are there to help them is the best way to giving feedback.  (An image from Justin Tarte )

For the two articles, I chose " Silence the Critical Voices in Your Head " and " A fixed mindset could be holding you back — here's how to change it ". Earlier today, I was actually talking to my friends about Imposter Syndrome. We all felt like in one way or another we didn't believe that we belonged where we currently stood whether it be in school or personal relationships. We were talking about this upcoming semester and our impending futures after college. I think the stress of this semester, even though it just started, as already taken a toll on us. I found that these articles were exactly what I needed to hear today. I think it's kinda funny how that works sometimes.  I think things I need to improve on that were highlighted in these articles were: to stop magnifying my mistakes and to look at the positives, and to change how I think. They are really small changes when you talk about them. However, I feel like my current routine in how I process ...