{"id":1285,"date":"2012-10-14T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-14T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=1285"},"modified":"2012-10-11T10:07:24","modified_gmt":"2012-10-11T16:07:24","slug":"when-criticism-is-not-constructive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/when-criticism-is-not-constructive\/","title":{"rendered":"When Criticism is Not Constructive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am a big proponent of constructive criticism. Unfortunately, there are many people in this world who don&#8217;t understand what that means. There are also many people who, unhappy with their own situations, project how they feel onto others. I am always hoping that everyone can find their happiness &#8212; and bliss &#8212; in the things they do, but until then, don&#8217;t listen to the negativity. Keep on doing what you do and love so much.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/481133_10151030436728842_963862608_n-2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1286\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/when-criticism-is-not-constructive\/481133_10151030436728842_963862608_n-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/481133_10151030436728842_963862608_n-2.jpg?fit=960%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,540\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"481133_10151030436728842_963862608_n (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/481133_10151030436728842_963862608_n-2.jpg?fit=430%2C242&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1286\" title=\"481133_10151030436728842_963862608_n (2)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/481133_10151030436728842_963862608_n-2.jpg?resize=403%2C227\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/481133_10151030436728842_963862608_n-2.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/481133_10151030436728842_963862608_n-2.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am a big proponent of constructive criticism. 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