Thank you for putting this together! You’ve articulated it in a clear concise manner; it feels good to see these notions in words.
I’d like to add to the first point about embarrassment is that, one shouldn’t worry too much about it because it is inevitable. One should keep in mind a few things when they come across criticism: What the criticism is aimed at? Is it a valid criticism? What is the intention of the critic? And to always think well of the critic: they’re criticizing the idea, not you; they might have misunderstood or fully comprehended the idea, so they do have a point (you either misdelivered or there is a real limitation); and they’re not evil bullies (that’s the default, unless proven otherwise).
I find this helps us with two things: 1. That we stop worrying about what others think of us, making it less personal and lighter on the heart; and 2. It’s valid feedback! What’s more valuable than that coming to you on a free plate?
I think many of us think that they’re impostors or feel “little” in comparison with the average individual in their community, but they’ve got to start somewhere and they won’t learn if they shelter themselves. They should always expect that there will be a negative response, that can be rude. The intention behind it could be benign or malicious, but one should be resilient to both: the bad method and the ill intent. That’s part of being in the wild of a community is to accept things like that and not let it consume all your thoughts. Students in that situation should be very objective and only regard that which adds to their benefit: valuable feedback.
But I really love this article. Thank you for writing it. But, I have a question about the “idea”-keeping part.
What constitutes an idea, in general? Like, for an idea to be complete in your idea-book, what are the elements that are essential to an idea, and how to refine them?
Thank you for putting this together! You’ve articulated it in a clear concise manner; it feels good to see these notions in words.
I’d like to add to the first point about embarrassment is that, one shouldn’t worry too much about it because it is inevitable. One should keep in mind a few things when they come across criticism: What the criticism is aimed at? Is it a valid criticism? What is the intention of the critic? And to always think well of the critic: they’re criticizing the idea, not you; they might have misunderstood or fully comprehended the idea, so they do have a point (you either misdelivered or there is a real limitation); and they’re not evil bullies (that’s the default, unless proven otherwise).
I find this helps us with two things: 1. That we stop worrying about what others think of us, making it less personal and lighter on the heart; and 2. It’s valid feedback! What’s more valuable than that coming to you on a free plate?
I think many of us think that they’re impostors or feel “little” in comparison with the average individual in their community, but they’ve got to start somewhere and they won’t learn if they shelter themselves. They should always expect that there will be a negative response, that can be rude. The intention behind it could be benign or malicious, but one should be resilient to both: the bad method and the ill intent. That’s part of being in the wild of a community is to accept things like that and not let it consume all your thoughts. Students in that situation should be very objective and only regard that which adds to their benefit: valuable feedback.
But I really love this article. Thank you for writing it. But, I have a question about the “idea”-keeping part.
What constitutes an idea, in general? Like, for an idea to be complete in your idea-book, what are the elements that are essential to an idea, and how to refine them?