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Why Do Negative Comments Stick Harder Than Praise, According to Ladybug Podcast?

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From the episode: Impostor Syndrome

Ladybug hosts say a compliment is pushed outside the self: you credit the research, or you say the code was easy to read. A negative comment is internalized and feels like a personal attack. Kelly Vaughn, then 28, is a Shopify Plus expert with a psychology degree and master's degrees in public health and social work. She advises owners of stores doing 10 to 40 million dollars a year. Five years in, she still thinks, who am I to tell you how to run your business? Lindsey Kopacz remembers a tweet on accessible tooltips. Someone she respected said she was wrong, she wanted to quit, and Cher Scarlett talked her through it.

Ladybug Podcast · Impostor Syndrome · at 16:01 · ·Transcript

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