Filtering Criticism
Do you get defensive when being criticized? Get defensive and you stop yourself from taking useful suggestions from the criticism.
The next time criticism comes your way, try this: get your focus away from the negative tone of the criticism and focus on deep breathing. Breathe away any heightened emotion and watch your defensiveness fade away.
Now think about the criticism and keep the useful bits and filter out the rest.
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