ruthless_kk wrote:
Minraed....very sage advice indeed. Most of us creators know exactly how much time and effort and...thought and care...we put into our builds and we tend to shy away from even the most constructive of criticism. I am one of those...I tend to only focus on the positive because I do not want to ruffle any feathers or hurt feelings...until someone recently pointed out to me that if someone actually asks for feedback, you should. Still a bit uncomfortable with the idea...and XOX you are my guinea pig. :D
And yet...a well meaning observation can really help. For myself, when I was building in Sims2, someone told me once "your builds are too blocky and the landscaping sucks" which was true but it also stung a bit. However, it was something I worked on and gradually improved over time. If everyone had just said "nice house" I may have never tried to improve what I was doing.
Valuable words spoken.
I started Building in TS2, but never had the guts to put my creations on the site: I really do not like critisism. :-)
In June or beginning of July this year with TS3, I decided that: 1) If I ever want to better myself as a builder/creater I will have to swallow my pride and take the good with the bad.
2) Decide for myself which of the Praises and or Not Praising comments I will use.
I was really 'not praised' for a while and felt that I will never succeed as a builder/creater if my creations have soooo many faults and flaws.
I had a choice to make! Leave and build for myself and avoid the not so nice comments OR Stay and take it full on the chin.
6'2" and weighing a good 245 pounds, I don't and have never taken it on the chin! :)
Alas came my decision; Stay, take it on the chin and fall. Get up and try again!
Four months later my chin is really hurting but my pride far succeeds the pain, in what I've accomplished in the past 4 months.
A wise man once said: it doesn't matter how many times you fall! What matters is How many times you can stand up and how strong you stand up.
SO: in short i am just as much a learner as all of us here and will take the good with the bad.
Thank you
