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Ways you can learn to take criticism positively

How to take criticism positively (Photo: iStock)

There is something inside us that gets triggered when someone makes a comment about us we don't like. If someone says that we could improve the quality of our work or that we should dress in a more age-appropriate way, the initial reaction is to have our guard up.

It's natural for humans to reject negative comments and embrace positive ones because who wants to hear that they suck at something? Not me for sure.

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