It’s really common to internalise negative feedback – more so than the positive. A single comment about how you could’ve done more can outweigh multiple pieces of praise.

If you’re the sort of person to really take negative feedback to heart, it can get really demoralising and difficult to pick yourself back up again. If this sounds like you, then maybe you need a Hype Doc.

📝 Your Hype Doc

The Hype Doc is a document where you populate all sorts of accomplishments, great feedback about your impact on others, and the quality of your work. It should make you feel warm and fuzzy when you look at it!

If you’re feeling a bit down, you can pull up your doc to remind yourself that you’ve done great work before and you will again soon 🤗

(And bonus… these are great to have on hand if you’re in performance review season.)

I don’t remember where I first read about the Hype Doc concept, but here’s another take on it from David Hoang, which is a bit more about seeing your growth journey.

That’s it for today! I’ll see you in your inbox next week. 💖