Feedback Strategies

The first article I read was "Try Feedforward instead of Feedback" by Marshall Goldsmith:

I thought the focus on future changes was an interesting idea. Instead of focusing on what happened in the past, the article advocates for ideas how to do things in the future. I feel like this advice could be helpful, but it seems it could be too general. Especially with it saying the feedforward could come from anyone that, even people who don't know you. I think this may lead to people getting really generalized advice when they may just need help in a very specific way. I do agree though that it's easy for people to take feedback personally, and by focusing on future tasks, it alleviates some of that feeling. I think point 7 in the link is the biggest part. It's just uncomfortable to criticize someone's performance and it feels bad to receive it.

The second article was 'Five Reasons to Stop Saying "Good Job"' by Alfie Kohn:

I never really though about positive reinforcement being a bad thing. I didn't think about how kids could become dependent on it, but it makes sense. If the kids are doing things because the parents are praising them for it and not because they intrinsically enjoy it, they won't continue it long term. This could lead them to not finding fulfilling hobbies and activities they want to continue into adulthood. It makes sense to talk to kids about how what they're doing is good on deeper level than just it being something you want them to do. I can see this in things like art because as kids everyone gets complemented on it, but as you get older you need to actually be good to get positive feedback, and that requires a lot of effort, so the kids may no longer want to develop their art.

(Abstract Art Britto by GalleryBritto)

Comments

Reading Notes: Europa: Part B

( Mute Swan by Yerpo) The Swan Maidens by Joseph Jacobs: Characters: Hunter, Youngest Swan Maiden, King Hunter: Is a creep. feels that blackmailing is an appropriate way to get someone to marry him. Youngest Swan Maiden: Needs better siblings. Should not marry someone that is blackmailing them. King: Needs to take better care of his daughters. Lost one and did not even care. Plot: Creepy hunter watches a bunch of maidens who have wing cloaks bathing and playing in a lake. He steals the youngest one's clothes. When the maidens want to go home they all get their clothes, but the youngest one can not find hers. The hunter comes out when the other sisters have abandoned her. He has her cloak but gives her his coat and tells her she has to marry him. He hides her feathers away so she won't ever leave him(red flag). They have two kids together. Eventually, the kids find the feathers while they are playing and show their mom. She takes the feathers and fli...

Reading Notes: Japanese Fairytales: Part A

( Wooden Fence by Idlir Fida) The Envious Neighbor by Andrew Lang: Characters: The old man and old woman, their neighbor, their dog The old couple: They are a good pair of people. Kind to a fault and honestly a bit too trusting of the people around them. The neighbor: Very jealous and greedy of what his neighbors got from their dog. Does not respect personal property at all Dog: just a good boi Plot: One day the old man is digging in his yard and his dog gets his attention and tries to get him to dig in a particular spot. The old man does so and finds a chest full of golden coins and the couple is now quite wealthy. The neighbor sees this and is jealous so he asks to borrow the dog. He lets the dog loose in his yard but it doesn't find anything for a while. A bit later the dog starts pointing at an area and he digs it up and all he finds are some old smelly bones. This makes him very angry so he goes and kills the dog. He then goes to the old couple and tells them the dog ...

Extra Credit Reading Notes: Overview of Mythology Crash Course

( Fountain Pen Writing by Petar Milosevic) For this week's extra reading. I watched the crash course Overview of Mythology videos . First Video: What is Myth? So this episode was a lot of groundwork to lay out how they're going to be talking about myth. Such as how religion and myth can be a blurry distinction. They're going to treat myth as a collection of stories passed down over time. 'Myth' also has a problem as a word because the myth is generally understood as something that is untrue. 'Myth' comes from the word mythos which is a story. The actual story discussed was the story of Persephone. She is trapped in hades for 6 months of the year. One month for each pomegranate seed she ate in Hades. This myth explains the seasons because when Persephone is out of Hades there is good weather and growing plants, but otherwise, the world is dying (winter). They want to focus first on creation myths, then pantheons, and finally destruction myths. Second Vi...

Mythology and Folklore

Search This Blog