Leave a message for Sev
Welcome! This form is for anything you'd like me to know but would rather not say in person. Some suggestions:
- Blunt is better than nothing. If you can, aim for at least two of three: kind, true, useful. I try to speak like that myself (and this form is part of me wanting to get good at it). But if your message comes out blunt, send it anyway.
- Be concrete. I can't ask follow-up questions, and abstract or interpretive messages leave me guessing what you actually saw. Most useful is what happened (what a camera would have recorded) plus your reaction. A format I like is: "When you…, I thought/felt…, because…".
- Anonymity has limits. I'll try not to work out who wrote what, but for any given piece of feedback, there's only a limited number of people who might have given it. You can be less specific to protect your anonymity, or go all in and add your name if you're comfortable.
I read everything and try to learn from it, and may discuss recurring themes with friends and acquaintances.
- Blunt is better than nothing. If you can, aim for at least two of three: kind, true, useful. I try to speak like that myself (and this form is part of me wanting to get good at it). But if your message comes out blunt, send it anyway.
- Be concrete. I can't ask follow-up questions, and abstract or interpretive messages leave me guessing what you actually saw. Most useful is what happened (what a camera would have recorded) plus your reaction. A format I like is: "When you…, I thought/felt…, because…".
- Anonymity has limits. I'll try not to work out who wrote what, but for any given piece of feedback, there's only a limited number of people who might have given it. You can be less specific to protect your anonymity, or go all in and add your name if you're comfortable.
I read everything and try to learn from it, and may discuss recurring themes with friends and acquaintances.
— Sev