How to Cultivate Useful Inner Feedback

Dance Magazine: Have you ever started class lying on the floor, eyes closed, listening as the teacher cues breath, imagery, or small movements, and found yourself craning your neck to peek around the room? Trying to figure out what the teacher meant, what everyone else was doing, what you were supposed to look like? You’re not alone. That moment is so common, and so revealing.

Broadway Opening Night. What It Means. How It’s Changed. 7 Facts to Clear Up The Confusion and Crystallize the Outrage.

New York Theater: When the publicists for the Broadway revival of “The Music Man” starring Hugh Jackman announced that theater critics had to see the show on opening night, the pushback might have baffled people who don’t pay attention to New York theater. Don’t critics routinely attend opening night? No, they don’t.

Peter Dinklage Faces Backlash to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

IndieWire: Emmy-winning actor Peter Dinklage has made a point of refusing to take stereotypical roles commonly reserved for little people (LP), but he’s never been one to address the challenges that he and other LP actors face in Hollywood. That changed during an interview on Marc Maron’s January 24 “WTF” podcast. During a conversation regarding Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” Dinklage praised Disney for casting a Latina actress as Snow White but condemned them for continuing to present what he believed were outdated stereotypes.

How to Handle Criticism

Church Production Magazine: No one likes getting criticized and sometimes people in churches can provide some of the harshest criticisms. If you've been a tech director for any length of time, you've have had to deal with your fair share of criticism. I've personally had people criticize my actions, my motives and my heart. It's never fun.

The Difference Between Constructive Criticism and Bullying

lifehacker.com: In the midst of “cancel culture” and living in an extremely politically polarized society, it’s not uncommon to receive feedback from other people. In fact, even the term “feedback” feels euphemistic, given that so many exchanges now—whether on social media or in person—can be heated (to put it mildly). And though it typically doesn’t feel great to be told you’re doing something wrong and/or could improve in some way, there’s a difference between getting constructive criticism from someone, and being bullied.

What to think about before being honest

www.fastcompany.com: Giving someone negative feedback, even when it’s requested, can be uncomfortable. You never know how well your input will be received, and you don’t know what the person will do once they have the information. But people can’t grow unless they know where their gap areas are, says Cheryl Hyatt, partner at Hyatt-Fennell Executive Search.

How To Train Yourself To Take Feedback Well

www.fastcompany.com: With all the “be your best self now!” hullabaloo, we can get overwhelmed with what we think we should be doing. We can drive ourselves crazy thinking about all the things we could do to make ourselves smarter, stronger, better. Not long ago, I actually found myself surrounded by whiteboards sketching out all of my self-improvement plans for the year, kanban board style.