CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM

I am so sick of critics.


Between political opinions and religious self-appointed doctrine police, I’ve heard more negativity in the last few months than I can remember. To find nothing wrong with someone or something has become a sign of ignorance or presumption. We just may be the most opinionated society in the history of humankind. And we’re under the delusion that our opinions are worth something. Being critical does not make you credible.

Criticism is the judgement (using analysis and evaluation) of the merits and faults of the actions or work of another individual. Criticism can mean merely to evaluate without necessarily finding fault; however, usually the word implies the expression of disapproval.

Constructive criticism, or constructive analysis, is a compassionate attitude towards the person qualified for criticism. Having higher experience, gifts, respect, knowledge in specific field and being able to verbally convince at the same time, this person is intending to uplift the other person materially, morally, emotionally or spiritually. For high probability in succeeding compassionate criticism, the critic has to be in some kind of healthy personal relationship with the other one, which is normally a parent to child, friend to friend, teacher to student, spouse to spouse or any kind of recognized authority in specific field. Hence the word constructive is used so that something is created or visible outcome generated rather than the opposite.    Useful criticism is a practical part of constructive criticism.

A critical person is one that is inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.