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Le Strategy of Feedback   For this week's reading of feedback, I went on to read  Be a Mirror  which went over the different ways you can give feedback which includes 'being like a mirror'. When I think of a mirror, the mirror only shows whats in front of it with no judgement, which is what that type of feedback is based on. If you don't mention the mistakes that the person makes and instead just highlight what they did do, that could show them what they really flourished in and what areas they have room to improve in and that will also lead to a growth mindset.  For me personally, I've always been in a fixed mindset until recently. I tend to keep a growth mindset especially when it comes to drawing and I think that will also help in other aspects such as college and my future. The second article that I read was  Why Do So Many Managers Avoid Giving Praise?  which went over the reasons why you don't hear praise from managers and the article even showed some...

  Responding to Feedback The word 'Feedback' gives some people anxiety when they hear that word because to them it has a negative connotation to it. For me, I don't mind feedback, whether it is positive or negative and I've rarely had any anxiety with it, unless it's for something big like an exam or applying for a promotion for a job. In terms of school from past experience, I never really got much of feedback but more of you got this wrong and you should study harder. That's more of a "do better" than showing me where I could improve on. I feel like the classes where I actually got feedback in were the classes I did well in such as math class, and technical graphics, where they pointed out the areas I could improve on and what areas I excel at. I also feel like when it comes to feedback, it should never be all negative, but mostly positive and also acknowledge the negatives as well. After reading 'Neil Gaiman's advice on the creative life...