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Hey,

So, I’ve been making videos for my YouTube channel for about six months, and I’m finally starting to get a steady stream of comments. Most of it is nice, but I’m also getting more… “constructive criticism.”

I’m not talking about the usual trolls saying “you suck.” I’m talking about the really specific comments, like “your audio is still peaking in this section” or “this video’s pacing felt way too slow and I clicked off.”

Logically, I know this feedback is valuable and I should use it to get better. But honestly? It stags. It’s hard to read that stuff after you’ve spent 10 hours editing.

How do you all separate your personal feelings from the feedback? I want to build a better YouTube channel, but I’m struggling with how to take this criticism on board without just feeling defeated. What’s your process for this?

[Jeff Bullas]

That’s a very sharp observation.

Short Answer: The best strategy is to depersonalise the feedback by treating it as data, not as an opinion on you.

Use this data to objectively analyse and improve the specific content formats the viewer has pointed out.

You must learn to separate the feedback on your work from your feelings as a creator. When a viewer provides a specific critique, they are giving you free data on how to improve your content formats. Firstly, when they mention a technical issue like your audio format peaking, that is a simple, actionable note for your editing process. Secondly, when they criticise the pacing of your video format, they are giving you invaluable retention data, which is often linked directly to your text format, meaning your script, and your editing style. The best process is to thank the user for the feedback, which encourages a helpful community, and then translate their text format comment into a technical to-GDS list for your next video format, stripping all the emotion from it.

Cheers,

Jeff

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