Self Criticism

Kristina Cizmar, known to her fans as The Shame Lady, offers a powerful new approach to shame that carries us away from our “I’m not good enough” story line, and demonstrates that what shame really means is “I’m not good enough to belong.” This shift empowers us to break out of the infamous shame cycle and even use shame to our advantage. “The formulation of a problem is often more essential than its solution” —Albert Einstein For too long we have defined shame as some version of “I am bad.” And therefore solutions to this problem have involved trying to talk ourselves...

Nigerian hall parties. Black girl gangs. Being at one with nature. Creating a home. Finding love. Belonging to a fandom. Joy can be found in many places. Bringing together the most exciting Black British voices today, Black Joy is an extraordinary anthology that celebrates everything that is brilliant and beautiful about being Black British.

Co jakis czas kazdy z nas spotyka sie z krytyka. Krytyka (lac. criticus – osadzajacy) powinna byc analiza i ocena dobrych i zlych stron z punktu widzenia okreslonych wartosci (np. praktycznych, etycznych, poznawczych, naukowych, estetycznych, poprawnych), jako niezbedny element myslenia wraz z opisem wyników tego myslenia i rekomendacjami, radami oraz wskazówkami do zmian. Jeden rodzaj to krytyka bez uzasadnienia, a drugi jest konstruktywna krytyka w formie feedback’u.

Have you been meaning to become empowered? If so, you need to feel radiantly confident about yourself. We sometimes get caught up in our own assumptions so much that we do not accept criticism. This can hinder our progress, whether it is doing well at work or even in social situations. Learning to accept criticism helps to develop a positive character, one that reflects a self-assured personality. Such a quality also makes one the center of attraction to those around us and opens up doors in both our professional and personal lives.