You’re a designer who’s received negative feedback. How can you turn it into an opportunity for growth?

Learning to listen is one of the important boundaries, and often one of the most difficult to manage when one is young. Learning to be silent, to listen, not to argue, and to let different stakeholders express their points of view. Evaluating them objectively, prioritizing them, and maintaining a healthy balance is a learning experience that every senior professional will have to develop.

Lembre que feedback (quando bem feito) é uma forma da pessoa demonstrar que se importa com o seu trabalho e sabe que você pode melhorar. Mas, nem sempre as pessoas dão feedbacks baseados em algo sólido, então reflita se aquilo é uma opinião com achismos da pessoa ou algo que realmente faz sentido pro seu trabalho. E claro, você não é o seu trabalho. Não é porque fez um design que não agradou tanto que isso tem a ver com tudo que você cria.

The key is not allowing that natural psychological response and experience to linger longer or go deeper than necessary. Redirect your energy as quickly as possible to the fact that you are only experiencing it because you have tried. Now, you can learn from that event and move on. In the world of entrepreneurship, especially in software development, they speak in terms of "Develop, Deploy, and Adjust", which embodies the idea that only execution and experimentation lead to success, and adjustments (problems) are expected. It is also applicable here. Tenacity will always top talent, so be resilient, never stop experimenting, never wait for the ideal scenario, take every rejection as an opportunity to "Adjust" and "Deploy" again.

Treat it like fertilizer for your creative garden unpleasant at first, but it helps your ideas bloom! 🌱 Once, I received feedback that my design was as appealing as a soggy sandwich. Instead of sulking, I asked for specifics and turned it into a gourmet panini! 🥪🎨 Another way to turn negative feedback into growth? Look for patterns. If multiple people mention the same issue, it's like a neon sign pointing you in the right direction. Follow it, and you'll end up at the design promised land! 🚀✨ Lastly, remember that growth comes from challenges. Embrace the feedback, learn from it, and watch yourself level up like a video game character on a quest for greatness! 🎮🌟