If someone can show me I am wrong, I will gladly change my opinion, for truth is what I seek. – Marcus Aurelius
Reflection
It stings when someone points out what you missed.
The edge case you didn't consider.
The logic that didn't hold.
The part you thought was solid until it cracked.
But that sting isn't the enemy.
It's the signal that something can get better.
The best developers I've worked with don't wait for feedback.
They ask for it.
They'd rather be corrected by a teammate than caught by a customer.
Marcus wasn't just talking about truth in theory.
He was describing a Stoic practice.
Humility in real time.
Welcoming correction not as punishment but as a path back to clarity.
You missed something, not because you were careless.
Because you're human.
And no one sees everything on their own.
Feedback shows you what your own eyes couldn't catch.
It brings the pattern you keep repeating into the light.
It helps you separate the idea from your identity to test it without defending it.
The strongest engineers don't take critique personally.
They step outside themselves.
They know sharper thinking comes through friction when someone makes you look again, even if you don't want to.
Today's Insight
Don't wait for the failure.
Ask before it even feels wrong.
That's how you stay sharp.
That's how you catch what others miss.
That's how your work becomes more than just done.
It becomes solid.
Action Steps
- Invite a Challenge - Ask someone to question your choices. What's unclear? What feels brittle? What would they do differently?
- Pause Before You React - Let the feedback sit. No defense. No explanation. Just listen.
- Apply One Insight - Take something that stretches you and carry it into your next decision.
Consider This
When did you last ask for a critique before you felt ready?
And what would change if you saw feedback not as judgment, but as a teammate pointing to something you couldn't yet see?