Daniel Kahneman
Psychologist, Nobel Laureate
"True intuitive expertise is learned from prolonged experience with good feedback on mistakes."
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Elon Musk
Entrepreneur, Business Magnate
"I think you should always be seeking negative feedback."
Daniel Kahneman
Psychologist, Nobel Laureate
"Intuitive diagnosis is reliable when people have a lot of relevant feedback. But people are very often willing to make intuitive diagnoses even when they're very likely to be wrong."
Douglas B. Reeves
Educator
"In the best classrooms, grades are only one of many types of feedback provided to students."
Christopher Alexander
Architect
"I mean, making simulations of what you're going to build is tremendously useful if you can get feedback from them that will tell you where you've gone wrong and what you can do about it."
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"Computers are great because when you're working with them you get immediate results that let you know if your program works. It's feedback you don't get from many other things."
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"The shortest feedback loop I can think of is doing improvisation in front of an audience."
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"Third, for people who aren't doing it already, take classes - they're worthwhile. Workshops or classes - a workshop is where you do actually get feedback on your work, not just something where you go and sit for a day."
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"You have to be careful when you're getting feedback because people will give you conflicting feedback all the time, but ultimately you end up following your own inner guide."
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"Actively seek out and listen carefully to negative feedback."
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"It takes humility to seek feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it, analyze it and appropriately act on it."
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"Negative feedback can make us bitter or better."
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"Our teachers deserve better feedback."
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"If you're not in the arena also getting your ass kicked, I'm not interested in your feedback."
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"Feedback often tells you more about the person who is giving it than about you."
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"Read everything you can on writing. Join online forums and critique groups, go to conferences, get feedback, and learn, learn, learn!"
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