Writing Tips With Nikesh Shukla

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How To Handle Feedback From An Agent

How To Handle Feedback From An Agent

Sometimes getting feedback can be game-changing for your work...

Nikesh Shukla
May 12, 2023
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Getting feedback on your work can be scary. You can spend months on a project, years even, only to have someone have a two line reaction to it, a two paragraph reaction, a two word reaction. How can a reaction to a piece of work be so callous? So slim? Well, sure there is definitely a mismatch of investments here. You have spent months on your project, years even. And you are submitting one project. On any given week, an agent might be reading ten projects, twenty even. All twenty of you have spent months on the project, years even. So the majority of reactions might be quick. And that sucks. It does. I get it.

But here’s the thing…:

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