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Here’s How I Use Negative Criticism Innovatively.

High achievers’ and inventors’ perspectives on creativity, productivity, and growth

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Fear of negative criticism is natural. Our primitive brain creates this well-known fear. We all are hardwired and feel this fear in the fabric of our souls. This psychological phenomenon is widespread in the body of knowledge.

Mental health practitioners developed processes and procedures to address this fear, especially when it passed the threshold levels and turned into a chronic psychological problem interfering life functions of individuals.

We, humans, do not like negative criticism. This type of criticism is usually undesirable and signals threat alarms to our survival. The hard-coded survival mechanism tries to protect us from this perceived threat. Yes, it is a perceived threat, not a real danger.

My central premise in this article is looking at the topic from a survival versus thriving point of view. While survival keeps us safe in our comfort zones, thriving requires effort to move out of our comfort zones and challenge our abilities.

This significant yet straightforward viewpoint is the major success factor for humans…