Thanks for the feedback, and ...

As an author, I do ask for a lot of feedback.

I also get a lot of feedback, even without asking for it.

Because I am human, I sometimes struggle to analyze feedback. We're so primed to give feedback, but really, the true power lies with the person receiving the feedback. We're just not always adequately taught how to analyze it in a meaningful and actionable way.

Except there is this book I find really informative on the whole process: Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well: Stone, Douglas, Heen, Sheila: 9780670014668: Amazon.com: Books

I refer to this book routinely, not only for author-related processes but for daily life processes as well. My key takeaways are to: recognize the three types of feedback (spot the differences so you can handle them appropriately), recognize my own triggers (yes, I have them), and lastly, and probably most importantly, learn to respond to feedback with "thanks for the feedback, and" instead of "thanks for the feedback, but" to firm up boundaries as necessary.

Still on the fence about learning how to analyze feedback? Here's a great visual summary of the book: Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen - A Visual Summary (youtube.com)