Criticism

This article was very interesting and informative. I believe that the points that Scott Berkun made were logical and extremely valid. I thought that the information on steering a critique in the right direction could be extremely useful. The idea of asking useful questions in order to get more out of a critique as the person being critique is something I had never really thought of. I think that a lot of times how to take criticism is one of the biggest problems we face as students. Its often difficult to focus on critiques that your work can benefit from if you're distracted by your feelings that your work is being talked about negatively. Thats why I found the idea of asking questions to get more specific advice to be a good one. I completely agree with Berkun on the point that it is important to pick good partners in your critique. It is definitely important to pick people who's opinions you value and respect, but at the same time will give you honest feedback so that you can improve.