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Mark Altrogge provides some not-so-serious advice about how to live a correction free life:

Don’t you hate to be corrected?
Don’t you hate it when someone says, “Do you mind if I share an observation for you?” Don’t you just want to reply, “YES, I DO mind.  Now please go back to Observationville and I’ll call you when start to run low on observations.”

One of the worst things about being corrected is the way your face feels. You want to smile and look “receptive,” open and humble, yet your face essentially feels like it’s made out of Plaster of Paris and is about to crack into a thousand pieces.  On the outside your face says, “Yes, I can see what you’re saying.  Hmmm.  No, I didn’t realize that every time I open my mouth you feel like I’m tazering you.  Thank you so much for sharing this with me.”  But inside you are saying to yourself, “Don’t cry.  Don’t cry.  Don’t cry.”

So here are some suggestions for how to receive correction.
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