What makes feedback unhelpful?

What are the disadvantages of positive feedback?

- what can go wrong?

Hi all, first time poster on this forum. I'm writing in an attempt to learn about feedback loops. I have a question I hope you guys could help me with; I think I'm starting to get the hang of it now :) Anyhow, I'm working on (for the third time) a feedback project as part of my AS level (it is an experimental machine). My question is: when implementing positive or negative feedback, how much does the feedback loop work like this?

As soon as we push the button, the switch opens. If we close the switch, the output signal starts rising, until it reaches the power rail. The input is fed back, and the device will be powered off again.

Can I not feed back negative resistance? That would mean, if one wanted a switch with high voltage or current, what could one do? Maybe feed it back negative impedance? In the example used to derive this effect, it only works because there are no losses and thus no resistance. How can you make a switch that's always ON if its switch input is always negative, and OFF if its input is always positive? My question is, how do I know if I'm feeding back negative resistance or negative conductance? Can I not build a very complex system and just run it once, without seeing a graph? If a switch is closed, why does my output rise? What causes the output rise, and how do I know it is rising rather than falling? To answer your questions directly: negative resistance means there is no current through it. If that isn't the case, then you can have either positive or negative resistance in a circuit.

negative resistance can easily be implemented by having a switch with very small value current to ground so that the switch's input current is not negligible. This is also called "negative-impedance" because current goes through the switch the other direction as well as through ground. This is sometimes seen in designs where diodes are substituted for switches to prevent "spikes" in certain signal types (eg PWM). However, negative impedance has limited usefulness for things that work with DC.

What makes feedback unhelpful?

A lot of times we get feedback from our clients that is unhelpful.

What does that mean? It could mean that it is: Not honest feedback. Not helpful in any way. Told in a way that isn't helpful. It could also mean that it is: Off topic. Wrong information. Too vague. Somewhat useful. Helpful in some way. I would say that it is helpful in most of the cases to ask for what you want. If you ask for something you don't want, you will only be disappointed.

If the feedback is honest, it could be helpful in some way. If it is too vague, it might not be useful at all.

In my opinion, when it comes to feedback, what is important is to know what you want and to be specific. Now, what is unhelpful feedback? In my opinion, feedback is helpful or unhelpful depending on how you receive it. Let me explain this with examples: Example 1: Someone gives you feedback about something that you think is good, but you don't like it and would like to change it. Example 2: You get feedback that you think is bad, but the person who gives it to you doesn't care what you think, and wants to give you feedback so he can have a discussion with you about it. Example 3: You get feedback that you think is bad, but the person who gives it to you wants to tell you what you did wrong, so he can give you some tips on how you can improve. Example 4: You get feedback that you think is bad, but the person who gives it to you cares what you think, so he will talk to you about it. Example 5: You get feedback that you think is bad, but the person who gives it to you thinks you are doing a good job and wants to tell you how great you are. Example 6: You get feedback that you think is bad, but the person who gives it to you thinks you are doing a great job, and wants to congratulate you.

What are the disadvantages of constructive feedback?

I've been receiving constructive feedback on my work for the past few years.

This has been a very good thing for me. But recently I've begun to feel like I'm getting defensive feedback.

For example, I was doing a project for my college and my professor had some comments about my work. I took it as constructive criticism and fixed the problems and submitted the project. My professor then went on to say "the project looks good, but you need to learn how to write good code." This really bugged me because I thought it was constructive criticism and I really tried to understand what he meant. But I was thinking that he was being very rude to tell me that I wasn't a "good" writer, or at least that I needed to learn how to better at it.

How can I receive constructive criticism without getting defensive? 4 Answers.
The problem with constructive criticism is that it comes with assumptions about your abilities and/or behavior. Your professor may be right that you should be using white-space to make your code more readable, but he doesn't know if you're actually capable of doing that. He may not be able to tell if your code is readable enough to be understood, but that's not his responsibility.

In general, we have two kinds of constructive feedback: Directive feedback: This is feedback which is intended to help you improve your behavior and/or abilities. It may not even be about you. For example, a teacher might tell you to do better on a test, but he may just want you to pass the test.

Indirect directive feedback: This is feedback which is not about you, but instead is intended to help you improve yourself in some way. For example, if you're trying to get better at writing, a friend or teacher might tell you to study up on some material. This is a more open-ended request than the first kind, but still has a specific goal in mind.

You can think of the first kind of feedback as being directed at you, while the second kind of feedback is directed towards a particular goal. There are many ways that you can receive constructive feedback. The key is to learn how to interpret it.

As an example, let's look at how your professor gave you feedback.

What is negative feedback at work?

Is it the same as constructive criticism? Some people claim that we are not ever going to get a clear answer about negative feedback. We may believe we don't need help from our colleagues as we already know what we did wrong in a particular situation. However, we still ask for a critical feedback or correction on our behaviour from others. It may help us grow as individuals. The good feedback will allow us to make changes to improve our performance and behaviours.

We can accept a certain amount of negative feedback from our colleagues or bosses every day. This can happen in the workplace. There are many examples where the team could be working so well together but someone is in a bad mood every day. Sometimes that comes from the boss. Other people feel threatened and think this is just about a colleague. Maybe they have nothing else to do. It may be very sad to watch the situation and cannot think of a solution.

Negative feedback helps us change things and get a better result in the next day. It is not only about a single situation or day. Often you get a great and supportive manager when you face a crisis situation.

It is an essential part of management and team building. For this to work, you need to be able to read and interpret those that are giving you feedback.

Do not take offence or be embarrassed by it. In order to really understand feedback that was given to you or others, you need to be able to hear what the source thinks and is saying. There are other factors like the person's experience in life and the situation they are coming from.

Think about all the things they may have experienced before. The way a person explains what they feel about themselves. Is it through criticism, constructive feedback, something else? Do you know when you are in a negative or a positive way of thinking? Have you ever been in a group of friends who are complaining about a friend. Or had to be the one who said the word of caution or that someone is being unprofessional.

You also notice situations where people try to hide what they think. These are ways we become defensive and not willing to explain ourselves properly.

There is no shame in the fact that you try to change yourself by listening to other people around you. You do not always want to know what other people think of you.