Taking criticism

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This passage from You Learn By Living, but Eleanor Roosevelt is so good, I’m just going to give it to you as today’s tip.

“Maturity means, too, an ability to take criticism and evaluate it. When it is not of value, when it is not constructive, but destructive, one can forget it. But when it is constructive one must accept it and try to profit, even though hurt by it. Perhaps you were hurt because a certain person pointed out and you did not want that person to think you had a fault. But, if you are mature enough, you will accept the criticism of those you love and who love you and learn from it.

If you consider that you are being criticized by someone who is seeking knowledge and has an open mind, then you naturally feel you must try to meet that criticism, that you must try to make an explanation, which may or may not satisfy the critic. But if you feel that the criticism is made out of sheer malice and that no amount of explanation will change a point of view which has nothing to do with the facts, then the best thing is to put it out of your mind entirely, as though it did not touch you or your loved ones in any way.

For some people this is hard to do. In fact, I know some for whom it is impossible. But I find that you can close the door and turn to other things, knowing that nothing can be achieved by giving any further attention to it.”

The entire book is worth your time. Highly recommend.

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