<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Criticism is the price of entering the arena, but... > Criticism is the price of entering the arena, but not every critic deserves equal authority. Useful criticism identifies a defect or consequence; projection, mockery, and invented narratives reveal more about the observer's environment than about the work being observed. **Source:** [[livestreams/Celebrating Seven Million Subscribers — Technology, Gratitude, and the Arena - Workbook|Celebrating Seven Million Subscribers — Technology, Gratitude, and the Arena]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Criticism is the price of entering the arena, but not every critic deserves equal authority. Useful criticism identifies a defect or consequence; projection, mockery, and invented narratives reveal more about the observer's environment than about the work being observed.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-criticism-price-entering-work-being-observed ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->