I like feedback to my work to be convincingly positive. I'm going to be honest - when it comes to writing, I really just don't like hearing that I'm not doing a great job. Sure, it would be a great thing for me to say that "I love it when people are brutally honest." That, however, is simply a blatant falsehood. If you're going to try to be helpful, be sure to explain why the heck you think you know any better than I do. If you've built up some 'legit street cred' when it comes to writing, I'll probably respect your opinion. Otherwise, I'll most likely just hate on you for being a hater, and ignore whatever you say.
So baby me. Tell me I'm special. Tell me that everything is going to be alright. Then, and only then, we can be friends. Besties even. (Who wouldn't want to be besties with me?) ...which reminds me, I'm still looking for a "date" to watch the football game with tomorrow at my place. 571-229-2053 We have surround-sound and a projeeeeectoorrrr... (shameless plug for a date) :-P
// cue fake positive comments
// cue pickup lines (most likely it'll be mostly from guys being 'funny' - that's you, Chandler)
I agree that it is nice to get positive feedback and feel good about your work. But, sometimes you don't catch some mistakes so it is nice to get some feedback about what you can fix.
ReplyDeleteDave, you've got style, man.
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