Receiving Critique
Listen without defensiveness. Do not interrupt initial feedback to defend/clarify your intentions, doing so will lead to missing important first impressions.
Separate yourself from the work. Remember the context you are doing this in, your peer is giving you their time to improve your work.
Ask clarifying questions. If you do not understand why their interpretation is what it is, ask! Take the opportunity to learn more about what a new viewer will see.
Look for patterns. Feedback may be unique or contradictory. Focus on trends in the feedback that point to common issues.
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