Originally Posted by
coqauvin
I start by thinking that I have a decent understand of whatever it is I'm presenting/doing. When someone offers a piece of criticism, it's not too hard to tell whether or not they know what they're talking about, and I compare that with how I thought I did. If this checks out, I'll listen to what they have to say and see whether or not I can or should apply the advice. Regardless of whether or not I actually listen and do what they tell me, I assure them of my gratitude and that I will make the changes right away, or at least just hem and haw over the issue until they drop it.
Some are just pretentious people who have a sense of taste, albeit not entirely refined. I usually ignore them, assuring them that I will change anyways. Some are people who clearly have a lot of experience in a field, and I will either lend credence to their words and weigh in the possibility of doing that, or, if they are particularly respected by me, I will try it out pretty much immediately.
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