I absolutely loved the reading for this week, Paulson is a phenomenal writer. His writing felt both honest and inspiring. I especially loved the first chapter “a recovering jerk”. I fully agree with the author when he says that people have given up on the crucial “harsh” feedback that is necessary for the improvement in another person. I get it its scary some times to say “Hey! This is not your best work and you could do better” but it is necessary in order to motivate that person to succeed and be the best that he/she can be. I think that all criticism can be well received if love is at the root of it. When a person truly believes you care about them, they are better able to accept harsher feedback. I really liked when the author said he was a “recovering jerk” for that statement was pretty comical for me.
I loved his other chapters as well, for I also know so many people who spend most of their time complaining and never actually doing anything about fixing the problem. Often people think they will “feel better” if they just complain about an issue, which in some cases that could be true, I totally understand the need for being validated and venting a problem out of intensity, but at the same time, at the end of that venting, there needs to be some sort of action put forth for change. If this does not happen the venting turns unproductive and ineffective. This was a great read!
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