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☀️ Stoic Morning Minute: How to Handle Criticism
Without Taking It Personally
Jon High
March 20, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 1 minute
When another blames you or hates you, or people voice similar criticisms, go to their souls, penetrate inside and see what sort of people they are. You will realize that there is no need to be racked with anxiety that they should hold any particular opinion about you.
💭 Modern Translation
When that coworker gives harsh feedback on your project, remember: their criticism says more about their standards, expectations, and current mood than it does about your worth as a person. Their words come from their reality, not yours.
⚡️ Your Move
Next time you receive criticism that stings, pause and ask: "What part of this feedback is useful data, and what part is just someone else's perspective?" Take the useful parts like a scientist collecting samples, and let the rest slide off. Your work can be imperfect without you being inadequate.
It’s not you (or them),
Jon