Dealing With Criticism
By taking sections of the dress to build fresh ones and explaining everything she might have taken away from the experiment, she celebrated the conclusion of her task. “In the face of criticism, petty or otherwise, constantly challenge yourself to respond with equal parts grace and hard evidence. Never get defensive.”Constantly challenge yourself to respond with equal parts grace and hard evidence in the face of criticism, tiny or otherwise. Never get defensive.
Dealing With Criticism
Mending
She continued, “Who mends clothes anymore? With clothes so cheap and nearly disposable, it doesn’t seem worth our time … So much so that this is a lost art. Maybe we should reconsider this. Maybe it’s worth fixing our clothes, so they continue to serve us. Maybe if we spent more on durable, ethically produced clothes, we’d value them more and be more motivated to fix them. Seems like a better option than the landfills.”
Mending
