How to criticize assertively

Hi again everybody! So today I'm going to talk a bit about criticism, but (again) in an assertive way! As you may have realized if you have read my previous posts, I keep talking... and talking... and talking... about assertiveness, but this is because of its importance.

So the most relevant point on assertive criticism is that any critic you do (if you want to do it asertively) you must do it so that it is helpful for the person you are criticizing, what I mean is, all your critics must be constructive and you must explain why you have that opinion; don't criticize without giving any reasons!

Another point to take into account, apart from knowing how to criticize, is to know how to receive criticism. Regardless on if somebody is criticizing you in an aggressive or in an assertive way, you must try to respond in an assertive way (as always), by explaining why you agree or disagree with what is being criticized.

Obviously, there are some situations where it is really difficult to act assertively, just because our emotions can be too strong; but we must always try to act as assertive as possible, although it may depend on each situation (in my opinion, sometimes it's better just to keep quiet, or to act passively).

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