Joining a college in it brings many challenges for students and only after entering a college one gets to know that it’s not only about having fun and fun is just a part of college life. Any place where we are a new entrant, people try to notice and understand us like the way we are and with this all our activities come under scanner like the way we dress up, the way we score and the way we perform. This invites for the uncalled criticism in one’s life. Sometimes, we feel tired of being judged all the time. Criticism at some instances is important as it shows us the lacunas we can work upon, however being under nagging by others all the time can change our true self. Therefore, we must learn in life about how to take criticism in our favors and use it beneficially for reconstructing oneself.
Learn to analyze criticism: – First, you need to understand from where the criticism is coming from. Identify whether it is your teachers, Friends, co-students or peer group who is criticizing you. Since the teachers are experienced and mature enough to criticize there students to explore the scope for improvement. One must take this kind of criticism positively as it will help build our future.
If you friends are criticizing you for the dress up you are adorning or the choice of meal etc., you need not worry and as it reflects their immaturity. Having a choice of own is itself strength. One cannot live life based on the choices others make for you. So instead of changing your dress up for friends, change your friend circle instead as a true friend will never reject you for your dress up and accept you for the way you are.
Try not to over burden yourself by pushing for the things your Professors and peer group criticize you for. Take the criticism in your side by seeing it as motivation to do better.
Analyze for what you are being criticized for. Is it under your control to rectify the fault. If so, work on it. If not, let it go. Just think that you are being noticed by others which is a good thing. Try to make good use of criticism in your favors to live a peaceful life and make achievements in life.
