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I am sure you have all heard me say this many times, I am an RSS junkie. One of the newer feeds I have been subscribing to is called Zen Habits. I have a hard time dealing with anger at times, and PolyVector and I have both been trying to reach a more zen (or relaxed and minimal) type of lifestyle. While Zen Habits has a lot of neat articles dealing with various emotions and regular life situations I found an article that I thought a few of us should go over. I know as PolyVector and myself continue to run Punk Labs and begin new projects we sometimes have a hard time dealing with people being down right rude when giving what they feel is feedback. So I am going to try and take these types of comments and turn them into a more positive thing. Before I continue to ramble, here is the article I am talking about:

How do you deal with criticism? I think the first reaction for most of us is to defend ourselves, or worse yet to lash back.

And yet, while criticism can be taken as hurtful and demoralizing, it can also be viewed in a positive way: it is honesty, and it can spur us to do better. It’s an opportunity to improve.

[From How to Accept Criticism with Grace and Appreciation]

I know most of this sounds like common sense, but once in awhile you might need a little memory jog or some one else who is sitting in a similar situation and how they deal with those wonderfully thoughtful comments most users like to leave.

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