3). Pick one concept from the assigned reading that has not already been discussed during this discussion week that you found useful or interesting, and discuss it.
The concept I’ll discuss more from the book is receiving feedback. Receiving feedback is important because it allows us to potentially improve and better ourselves in some way. However, as the book explains, receiving feedback can be filled with anxiety. “Receiving feedback is stressful, and our bodies react by getting tense” (Harris, 2008, 140). We all want to be accepted and told good things about ourselves, so when we are about to be given feedback from someone else – which could potentially be negative – we become nervous. But we should just remember that no one is going to be mean about giving feedback; most people are respectful and nice about doing so – sometimes too nice, in fact. On the giving end of it, I think it’s hard for a lot of people to give actual constructive feedback if you are disagreeing with the person. I know in some classes I can get nervous both giving and receiving feedback. In receiving it you’re sort of letting yourself be vulnerable to the person’s critique of you or your work, and if you’re giving it it’s nerve racking because you know how it feels to be on the receiving end.
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Very interesting post. I agree with you that not only receiving feedback is nerve wrecking but rather giving feedback can also be stressful. You never know how someone is going to react, if they are going to get offended or defensive. Feedback is definitely a tricky thing. In my life, I completely prefer to receive feedback then give it. I have had bad experiences with people who are too touchy and take things the wrong way even if you say it in the nicest way possible. There are certain situations though where I can not avoid giving feedback; like at work. Even though I hate it, part of my job is making sure things run smoothly and if someone is not doing something the way its suppose to be done, then I have to give them constructive criticism hoping that they will correct the problem.
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