Very often, negative comments kill self-confidence. But criticism can be both constructive, from which one can make a lot of good for itself, and destructive, which can be safely ignored.
Constructive criticism is always aimed at avoiding such mistakes in the future. Even if the critic completely disagrees with you, he wants to help you by pointing out really existing mistakes in your work that you can work with. When expressing his opinion, the critic should not insist that this is the only possible truth. He only offers options for solving the problem, and does not solve it on his own. Moreover, the problem is always clearly indicated, and all its provisions are well-reasoned. In addition, it is desirable for the critic to point out the positive aspects of the work, as required by the elementary rules of constructive criticism.
Destructive criticism, as a rule, is offensive. It is not aimed at improving the existing situation; it only gives rise to a whole storm of negative emotions in the person being evaluated. Very often, the goal of destructive criticism is to manipulate the interlocutor. In order to turn the situation in a manner favorable to him, the critic points out inconvenient moments for him in the opponent’s work. It is important to always analyze the critic’s motivation in order to understand how constructive his words can be. Sometimes offensive criticism shows a feeling of envy or self-doubt. In order to humiliate the object of envy and appear to be a wiser person against it, the critic goes over to personalities, clings to trifles and does not support his remarks with supporting arguments.
Remember that determining the type of criticism plays a very important role in creating a future action plan. Sometimes criticism can be your good helper on the road to quickly achieving the goal.