It looks great, it feels right, that was boring, this looks dull. These are all examples of evaluative language. Most of us default to these kind of terms when giving feedback. Be it positive or negative, we use evaluative terminology to judge things and people, which usually works against us if we want our conversations to produce actionable outcomes. At best it feeds the ego, at worst it spoils the relationship, usually it just wastes everybody’s time.
I don't care what you think
I don't care what you think
I don't care what you think
It looks great, it feels right, that was boring, this looks dull. These are all examples of evaluative language. Most of us default to these kind of terms when giving feedback. Be it positive or negative, we use evaluative terminology to judge things and people, which usually works against us if we want our conversations to produce actionable outcomes. At best it feeds the ego, at worst it spoils the relationship, usually it just wastes everybody’s time.