Doesn’t Make It More Fun

I tend to be blunt, and largely anticipate the same thing in return. That said, knowing the truth, hearing criticism, being corrected and listening doesn’t mean it’s fun to hear. There’s still emotional responses, feelings, and arguments to account for.

Some people give me the impression that hearing a correction should be easy to take or that I should even have a positive response to it outside of a polite “thank you for letting me know your thoughts” in various cases. But just because something is good advice or I get to learn the truth doesn’t mean that I’ll enjoy hearing/learning it.

That said it doesn’t make their opinion less theirs. It doesn’t make the truth less true. It’s not what makes criticism less helpful in some cases.

Even then though tact is important – this element doesn’t make this concept any easier either though, especially when you’ve had someones ideas shoved down your thought and you wish to correct them. But, then, it goes back to the fact that they are allowed to feel an emotion about what you’ve told them. Tact means communicating an idea with regard for another’s personality and feelings. It doesn’t mean changing the facts, because that’s impossible as far as I’m concerned. That said, criticism could be adjusted per person as it’s often an opinion.

Just because you should hear something and listen doesn’t make it more fun to hear it.