The effect of criticism on your day-to-day functioning.
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Criticism is a mostly unwelcome moment in the lives of many of us. ♧♧♧♧♧♧♧
When looking back on the days gone by, I remember that I was getting hurt when facing criticism. Instead of verifying my deficiencies, I was distancing myself from people who were often criticizing me, even for my goodness. 
After passing months and years, I got the clue that, many a time, criticism was not meant to pull me down but rather to push me high. 
I remember my childhood when I improved my manners only after getting rebukes from my elders and teachers. I hastened to improve myself in the performance stages too, scanning criticism with the right lenses. Otherwise, I might have gone wayward. 
Envy and enmity were indeed working to retard my performance. But I tried my best to find the silver lining in those designs. I took it literally as a challenge. I used this time to show our strength.
 When there is no challenge, we are not empowered. It is as true as the sun rising in the east. 
When we have like-minded colleagues and friends around us, we remain stuck in our limited patterns of survival and even in forwardness.
Hearing views contrary to what we like to hear creates pressure on our thinking processes. But it also opens the door to considering events, concepts, beliefs, and circumstances differently. 
Years ago, at a small function, a meal was not appreciated, and the cook got a jerk. That intelligent cook paid attention to comments and improved the meal next time to match the expectations of the guests. It is so simple. 
We are habitually seeking appreciation for whatever we accomplish. Anything going against our expectations will surely hit, and we will resist accepting the different realities. In such cases, our blunt resistance is going to harm us, not others. 
No doubt, we have to believe in our skills, intelligence, and experience. It does not mean we should shut the door to criticism. 
When we counter criticism with excuses, we spoil the chances of improvement. 
When we refuse to value criticism in its true sense, the opportunity to move forward is lost. 
We are free to ignore the criticism, which is mala fide. There is no need to force the critics to be silent. 
It is not easy to be a true person in the wrong situation. But we get strength when we remember that tall trees face storms without getting destroyed as they allow high-speed winds to pass. Criticism is like a strong wind.
Our analytical thinking, most of the time, transforms criticism into compliments. Let us develop this level of ability. 
Further, a solution-minded person is not trapped in webs of criticism. 
Distinctive insights have been found to emerge out of an atmosphere of negativity that comes into our day-to-day functioning. It is up to us how we scan the negativity. 
The salient point is that we have to be true to ourselves. 
Appreciation is the craze of every person. It is right. At the same time, we must be able to bear the criticism, even if it is purely biased. 
Sum up
Do not allow criticism to dilute your determination to accomplish something better. 
Listen to the voices that are meant to upgrade you, and ignore those that are meant to just divert you.