This is Steveer Robbins.

Welcome to the Get It Done guys quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.

You're great.

And if you're listening to this podcast, you care about getting better.

And in the central part of getting better is understanding where you have opportunities for improvement.

But when well-meaning helpful people point out our mistakes,

that is, our opportunities for improvement, we just might fly into a mindless rage. We just might do

unspeakable things to any stuffed animals in range. There's got to be a way to accept feedback

from others and still have Fluffy-Wuffy survive the experience.

Outdraw the people around you.

Everyone knows that if you can draw your lightsaber first, you can neatly slice right through your opponent's clothing,

leaving them suddenly naked so they run off and hide behind the nearest large object.

Star Wars wanted a G-rating, so they

glossed over this point. But at long last, the truth can come out. After all, how do you think

the Jedi were able to subdue enemies without actually engaging in violence? You can do the same

thing with your awesome verbal lightsaber by opening yourself up for improvement before it comes to you by surprise.

Look at the people around you. Really, look at them. Oh, they may appear sweet and innocent,

but inside they're just teeming with tips on how you can work better, how you can treat them

better in all the ways that you can improve. But if you ask for their opinion first, then you're

the one in the position of power, even if their feedback isn't exactly what you want to hear.

When you initiate the feedback discussion, it puts you in a good headspace to receive the

advice. You know it's coming. You asked for it. It'll be easier to take once it gets to you.

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