Hayley's Scrunchie

A lot of my high school career was filled with feedback. Every time I auditioned for a play, or did a scene in class, or performed anything in front of my director, I had to have my peers and instructors give me constructive criticism. I am very sensitive, and if anyone says anything mean to me it makes me cry so I really understand the importance of making your feedback a good mix of positivity and help. In high school one of my directors yelled at me until I cried for something I could not control, and I will never forget it even though he said positive things to me too. Basically, when I give feedback I don't want to be like my mean director, I want to be helpful and not make people feel like garbage. Inspirational cat from growth mindset blog The first article How to Give Feedback Without Sounding Like a Jerk was actually very helpful to me. I really liked how it gave you specific sentences to say. When you ask someone if you can give them feedback, it lets them prepare ...

(A growth mindset cat, originally from Cheezburger ) Seven Ways to Crush Self-Doubt This article interested me because I really struggle with feeling insecure about myself when I look at what other people are doing. Whenever I feel confident in myself I compare myself to others doing better than me and feel bad. I need to stop comparing myself to others because it's really getting me down. I think another important note from this article is to just trust yourself. I think that's something that's simple and easy enough to say, but hard to do. Make Good Art: Neil Gaiman's Advice on the Creative Life I really enjoyed this article and the video that comes with it, because Neil Gaiman has a very positive outlook on life that I wish I had. We all tend to freak out when we make mistakes but we forget that literally everyone makes mistakes now and then. I like the way he doesn't just say it's okay to make mistakes, rather he encourages you to make them. Feedba...