Some Suggestions About Criticism

One of the biggest problems I have seen that has an impact on people’s communication skills and the experiences that they have with others is their ability to criticize much, while keeping praises and complements to a minimum. In my experience, what has strengthened many of my relationships is my ability to give out more compliments than criticisms. I try to find genuine reasons to give a compliment. Most people will know if you are making things up. It is usually much easier to find what is wrong with a person and how they do things differently from you, than it is to see the positives and similarities. …