Criticism is no fun unless it’s done…
Constructively.
Having different opinions is never much a bother to me. Everyone has their right to air their views even a three-year child has to be respected to.
Just recently, one of my posts from another niche blog was heavily criticized by another blogger. Apparently, a few got “axed” to but mine got the special privilege. Well, this blogger wrote a lengthy post about my article and criticized relentlessly.
At the first read I was fueled with rage because she took my article totally out of context. After inhaling two deep breaths and one more read, I began laughing.
As I read between the lines, she was the one who is seriously needed help yet not realizing it. Poor She! And to make my day even better, this is what I found on the comment…
…I would like to say that I think Small Dogs Paradise is a pretty good site overall. I have read through some of the articles and have learned a few things about how to handle dogs. But, like I said, everyone is different, so I may follow their advise, or not. It is, after all, up to me.
Most of the time, I don’t rebuke. And if I do, most probably I didn’t inhale deeply and often enough.
A quote from Dale Carnegie
Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually make him strive to justify himself. Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person’s precious pride, hurt his sense of importance, and arouses resentment.
To defend myself in this situation would only make me just as childish as the blogger is. I’m so much intelligent than that. The thing is that the blogger is no longer on my list! Simple as that.
Posted on: August 14, 2006 | Filed in: Bloggers |
