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\\nWhen should we ask for feedback? When shouldn\'t we ask for feedback?
\\nWhy do we ask for feedback, towards what end?
\\nFirst of all, my psychological thought:
\\nWhen we ask for feedback, we are signaling that we lack self-confidence in ourselves.\\n
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When we ask for feedback, we acknowledge that the other person is smarter than us, or we perceive them as more knowledgeable or powerful than us.
\\nAnother thought:
\\nWhen we ask others for feedback, we want someone to blame (if we end up screwing up or failing).\\n
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Perhaps this is why companies hire consultants:
\\nIf a company institutes a new policy, and the policy is bad, they are able to transfer liability to the consultant (easy to blame the consultant).\\n
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Kind of like scapegoating.
\\nConsider a life in which you never asked for feedback. Can you still live a great life?
\\nYes! Also -- one of the benefits of NOT asking for help or feedback:
\\nMore interesting and unique self-experimentation (innovation).\\n
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For example, I mostly ignored everything on the internet about powerlifting. I just do heavy singles and attempt new PR\'s (usually once a week). It is against all conventional wisdom in powerlifting, but it seems to have been working for me.
\\nAnother thing -- intermittent fasting during the day, and not breaking my fast until later the day (after working out). I also have done all my powerlifting in a fasted state for almost the last 5 years, which is also seen as a "no-no" (we are indoctrinated with the notion that you must eat something BEFORE working out, but this is not true).
\\nSo perhaps the benefit of NOT asking others for feedback is that you are more likely to discover NEW TRUTHS, which are contrary to conventional wisdom.
\\nIf you need new ideas, and a novel perspective.
\\nFor example in photography, I wanted to know how to improve! I felt like I hit a wall in terms of self-improvement, and in order to take it to the NEXT LEVEL, I wanted to elicit the feedback from others. Much of this inspiration is what fueled arsbeta.com -- the desire to \'crowd-source\' the \'wisdom of the crowds\' to empower photographers from all around the planet. Essentially, creating a platform which I wish I had access to when I started photography.
\\nGROW ON! ERIC
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