But let's think, what's wrong with criticism? Is it always negative? Does it harm us or, on the contrary, helps in itself to improve something, correct it? How can each of us benefit from criticism? How to properly treat its various species?
Paraphrasing the popular hero Tom Hanks in the movie "Forrest Gump", the criticism is different. It is known that there is criticism and criticism. The main difference between these concepts is as follows. Criticism, clothed in an objective form, is still initially oriented toward changing situations in general or some human traits for the better. Thus, the critic is more or less in the mood for positive - and it is difficult to disagree with this.
Suppose the head instructed to draw up a document or, say, a report. You worked hard on the task for several days and handed over the paper on time, while remaining quite happy. But the boss, having studied the work delivered by you, dismantled it, what is said, "by the bones", and how to treat this situation?
Of course, criticism is a rather unpleasant thing, there is no doubt about it. And if you still look at it not as a mere "swearing", but as an acquisition of feedback: but now you know what it turns out to be "excellent", and what else you need to work on, which will need to pay special attention next? Therefore, you became the owner of "secret knowledge", to which you would not have reached without help soon.
Criticism is "art for art's sake." Its main goal is criticism as such. Criticized - in this case, only a target, a kind of tool for sharpening "skill". And then you have absolutely the right to skip unbiased statements about yourself, or even give some resistance to your opponent.
So it makes sense to recognize these 2 concepts - both in content and form - and treat them exactly in the way they deserve.
You can also look at the problem from a different angle - if you look from the point of view of the expediency of a separate perception of what we hear from others. It seems that it's great to listen and hear the rest of the people, take the "rational grain" from all that has been said and apply it for the purpose of self-improvement. On the other hand, one must be able to "filter" the streams of words flowing at us, take into account the individualism of the perception of the world by each of us, the permissible erroneous opinion of the second person, the unlikeness of education, beliefs, attitudes, etc. etc.
In other words, criticism, like most phenomena in our life, is ambiguous and multifaceted. It has a great potential, which is able to give us an excellent opportunity to cultivate, develop, reach the highest level of professionalism or a new round of close relationships. At the same time, criticism hides in itself and many dangers for any person - from the appearance of resentment to the present inferiority complex, from the loss of effectiveness to the absolute abandonment of an already begun case, so it is necessary to treat it correctly. Apparently, it must be treated with great care and care. And both the critics themselves and the critics must observe a certain safety technique in communication, which is a very labor-intensive process that must be mastered.