This is really a great analysis, Gabby, my previous joke about it notwithstanding. Pretty much how I often feel as well.
Sal --- In [email protected], doctor_gabby_savy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > MG's recent post is another example. Diagnosing complex and generally > perversre motives for people's replies to an ealier post of his: > instead of taking the, what I read as, generaly mild criticism for a > sloppily reported article and a weak analysis of it. > > And what is hostility --different folks may have different tolerances. > My making the above statement (last sentence or prior paragraph), do > you take that as hostile? I don't. Perhaps some do. Its not a direct > attack on MG, its not implying he is eternally sloppy or weak > thinking. It is a comment about a piece of work (a post) submitted to > a larger audience. A benefit of this group is, amongst other things, > is to get feedback on our ideas, and the clarity in which we present > them. By posting something, we are implicitly asking for opinions > andfeedback. Not everything we all post is clearly thought out, well > researched or clearly written. I think it is within the bounds of the > charter of the group to provide feedback. > > > A problem is, some people when when they receive feedback, even the > most reasonable and deserved feedback and take it personally, they > internalize it, they see it as a personal attack. And often, as a > defense mechansim, they strike back: "The 'reviewer' is angry", "The > 'reviewer' is stupid", "The 'reviewer' has an agenda against me", "The > 'reviewer' is hiding his own inadequacies". They stike back > defensively, instead of looking at the criticism objectively, not > taking it personally, evaluating it for valid points, > learning from what is usefulck feedback, and disgarding the rest. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
