Hold That Thought…

This week I've been thinking about feelings, feedback, and expectations. Here are three things on that theme to turn mental energy into meaningful action:

1. Feelings aren’t fires to be put out, but feedback to be factored in​
2. A question to ask yourself for setting realistic expectations​
3. The harsh truth about what feedback is and what it isn't​

This week's underthinking link tests how well you can cut bread​

Extra thoughts…

After a long period of slow-cooking content, the words are ready! I've been serving up a lot of them lately (you can help yourself in the section below). That's why all three of this week's links are from me.

Last week, none were! Which reminds me, here's a bonus article to follow-up on last week's newsletter theme: The art of calling out room dynamics (also not me).

I hope this one was useful. I'd love to hear your feedback.

Also, what's a theme in your life recently? Hit reply and let me know and I'll aim to cover it in an upcoming edition of Hold That Thought!
Kim

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Hello! My name is Kim Witten and I’ve spent four decades overthinking absolutely everything. This has led me to various places and I've had (what I used to think was) a fairly messy career path. Here's how I made sense of it all​

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