Criticism with loving kindness

Criticism may be positive (as in "That's really fine work") or negative (as in "The result falls short of expectations"). Negative criticism is particularly interesting. People often reactively resist negative criticism. This resistance gets in the way of learning and improving.

As critics, itis best to be clear, kind and constructive.

As one who is on the recieving end of negative criticism, it is best to accept what is being said as an opinion or point of view and then evaluate the criticism and the work being criticized to see what merit there is in the criticism. Even when the criticism isn't communicated in a kind and constructive way, it is still worth evaluating it objectively.