STORYTELLING WITH ANTO

For this feedback strategies assignment, I browsed through some of the previous feedback comments in the Diigo Library and read the article The Trouble with "Amazing."  What I realized was that some of the opinion I mentioned in my previous post about feedback thoughts, such as being very specific and constructive, are actually very popular and common. From what I read in the gallery, it seems that previous students agree that specific comments are the most productive, regardless of whether they are pointing things to improve or some that are already perfect. The fact that they are specific makes it easier for us to either replicate what works or change what doesn't, rather than having to decipher and overly vague comment. I also really enjoyed the article about the trouble with using the word amazing. The article did cover some of the same ideas, as it does mention that general praise is unspecific and therefore unproductive, but it also made some other really good poi...

Silence the Critical Voices in Your Head Something I liked about this post is that it wasn't a generic self-help article, but rather referenced the real-life experiences of one of the author's clients, which made it much more relatable. I enjoyed that it provided some good advice on how to combat self-doubt and self-criticism without feeling condescending. I also appreciated that one of the tips was so straightforward and simple, a five-to-one ratio of positive to negative voices. I think this is a great way to visualize negative thoughts when they feel like they are crowding your mind, it allows you to consciously find five positive thoughts to outnumber the negative one. This is a great activity to force you to focus on the positive. I also like that it talked about the ways in which we minimize ourselves and our achievement by disregarding it as being lucky or having lots of help. This is something I constantly struggle with, so I like that the article mentioned it and th...