Learn this easy approach to criticisms and you’ll be happy as a Quokka even when you’re criticised

Last Updated on 2016-06-23 , 12:26 pm

If you’ve seen how happy Quokkas are, you’d get it. Quokkas, the small marsupial residents of Southwestern Australia seem like the happiest animals in the world.

And how can you live your life like them? You’d need this creative approach to criticisms.

We’re no strangers to criticisms. After all, your teachers, your parents (doesn’t apply to parents of the strawberry and durian generations) and friends criticises you all the time, and we’re definitely familiar with the sting of embarrassment when you get criticised, no matter whether it’s constructive or destructive.

Most of us take criticisms to heart too easily, and we can’t help but feel that it’s personal. Or can we?

There will be lots of times in life where people will try to make you feel bad about yourself, so you need to learn how to manage these negative emotions before it turns into something much bigger and worse.

The Think, Act, Forget approach
While life always gives you lemons, you can still think of ways to learn precious lessons and remain positive. We, humans, like concerning ourselves with what others have to say about us and the result often leave us feeling depressed and negative.

While it is hard to simply don’t bother with the opinions of others’, it can achievable by this straightforward approach. You need to think, act and forget.

Think
Assess the person’s comments. Think about it and decide for yourself if it is valid. Are people just making stuff up to get you feeling bad about yourself or certain situations? Is it even true or does the opinion affect your life and growth? If it doesn’t, you can skip right to the last step.

Act
You need to act on the negative things that you’ve done or felt. If what people said is true, do something to correct it. Work on yourself to become a better person, spend some time to see improvements of what you’ve done. If there’s nothing you can do, it’s time to let go. Which drives us to the last step.

Forget
There’s the saying of “don’t cry over spilt milk.” If there’s nothing else you can act upon or if you have corrected it, it’s time to forget and move on. You no longer have to brood over it because it doesn’t help.

With these three steps (yes, 3 steps is all you need), you can be sure never to miss a lesson, or drive yourself bonkers over an intentional slight no more.

Of course, this takes practice, and you’ll need some time before you can start conditioning yourself to think that way but once you manage to do so, you’ll find it pretty rewarding. Trust me on this.

This article was first published on goodyfeed.com