Not everything that hurts you is telling you something important.

Sometimes the message is useful.

Sometimes the delivery is just painful.

And if you confuse the two, you can either ignore valuable feedback or let someone else's anger define what you believe about yourself.

Separate the Signal From the Sting explores how to listen for the information inside criticism, conflict, disappointment, and difficult conversations without automatically accepting the emotional pain that comes with them.

Someone can be right about something and still communicate it badly.

Someone can care about you and still say something unfair.

Someone can point out a real problem while making you feel ashamed for having it.

The signal is the information.

The sting is everything that makes it harder to hear.

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