How to Receive Feedback
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A teammate recently gave me some constructive feedback, as I thought about it I figured the strategy that I was using could probably be useful to others as well.
Sometimes receiving feedback can feel like you’re being attacked, even when teh other person is trying to help. That happens to me too!
There’s probably a variety of blog posts written about giving feedback, and maybe I’ll end up writing a post on that that could be seen as a pre-read to this blog post, however I don’t know if I’ve seen many blog posts about receiving feedback.
Here’s what I recommend you do when receiving feedback:
1. Listen to it entirely
If it’s being given to you as written feedback then read it a couple of times, if its given to you verbally then listen deeply to what the other person is saying.
Don’t jump to conclusions about what they are saying, don’t try to jump in and interrupt their feedback. Just sit there and actively listen to what they’re sharing with you.
2. Thank them for their feedback
Before jumping into addressing the feedback, or making sure you fully understand it yet, thank the other person for their feedback. They have gone out of their way to give it to you and you should recognize that effort!