Chapter 8: Feedback Loops Make Growth Real
Many people work hard for a long time without growing much.
Often, the problem is not effort.
The problem is lack of feedback.
Effort without feedback easily becomes self-comfort.
Effort with feedback becomes skill.
Feedback Shows the System Where to Adjust
Models need evaluation.
People do too.
If you write but never publish, you do not know whether readers understand.
If you build but never meet users, you do not know whether the need is real.
If you learn to speak but never face listeners, you do not know whether you are clear.
Feedback is not a judgment of your worth.
Feedback is information for the system.
Good Feedback Is Real, Specific, and Timely
Real feedback comes from the world, not only imagination.
Specific feedback points to something you can change.
Timely feedback helps you connect action and result.
The more mature you become, the less you treat feedback as a threat.
You begin to treat it as a friend.
Feedback helps you leave fantasy and move closer to reality.