Susan Sontag was against interpretation. Laura Kipnis was against love. Seven were against Thebes. Mark Greif is against everything. That’s the title of his new book, the subtitle of which is “Essays.

How we give our feedback influences how it is heard. If you’re a Harry Potter fan, you’re familiar with the idea of a “howler.” In the wizarding world, irate parents can send a magical letter that ...

Criticism can be hard to take; it’s little surprise that being afraid of it in the workplace is extremely common. But it’s important to understand criticism is not the same as feedback. While both ...

Criticism is part and parcel of living in the world. Posting on social media, performing your stand-up comedy, or even coaching your kid’s soccer team will all invite judgment and criticism. And doing ...

You likely know that embracing constructive feedback is important, but it may still feel nearly impossible. Thats because criticism puts us (all humans) on high alert, raising our defenses as we ...

People often take criticism as a personal attack, but criticism can often be positive if you know how to interpret it. Criticism is part of life, but often times being criticized can make us feel like ...

Here’s the thing: most of us weren’t groomed to gracefully handle personal or professional criticism. It’s hard to walk away from a less than stellar performance review at work and not think you ...

It is worth noting that criticism is framed as harassment only by academicians working in certain domains of thought that are in Critical Theory’s orbit. Civil engineers are not claiming that ...

A few years ago, I was working hard on a scrappy document that would eventually blossom into my first-ever book. It was still very early in the project, and I was hungry for guidance. So I was ...

Like many other humans, I’ve felt depressed at times. But my periods of depression have had markedly different flavors: grieving a romantic relationship, “hitting the wall” during COVID, and ...