Indian Epics Fall 2019

The first article I read was " How to Give Bad Feedback Without Being a Jerk ," and it was something that I felt I struggle with. When peer reviewing papers or giving feedback I often have to catch myself before saying something that makes me sound like a jerk. One of the opinions that the author gave was that if you put yourself on a level playing field as the other person, it will help you not sound as if you are superior to them. I also find myself questioning the stylistic choices of writers that I am giving feedback for and comparing them to my own. This makes me come off like I am saying that my style of writing is superior when that is not always the case. The author of this article also says that giving praise before and after criticism is not the best choice of action. Rather than giving what may be unsubstantial praise, explain why you are giving criticism. I would greatly benefit from putting this into action. The second article I read was " Why do so Ma...

Today, people feel the need to constantly be giving feedback to one another. While this can often be a good thing, it can also be a negative thing. Good feedback would be constructive criticism, while bad feedback is just criticism. As a college student, I receive and give both forms of feedback. For me, I like constructive criticism. It may not make me feel good right away, but I generally take it well and try to improve. The thing I do not like, which is what I receive more than than good feedback is straight up criticism. This criticism is mostly about material things like the clothes we wear to the things we say. I cannot put full blame on everyone else though, because I even criticize people even when I am not meaning to. It is something we all need to be more aware of because criticism hurts.  One of the articles that I read was titled " Why Rejection Hurts so Much ," which talked about how the feelings behind rejection are mostly caused by ourselves. Personally, I h...