What I learnt from asking people for brutally honest feedback

Why am I writing this post?

I am definitely not writing this post for myself, and I think the reason it’s taken me so long to actually publish this post is a signal that I really didn’t want to write this. I have no idea if it will actually help anyone. But several people asked me to write about my feedback-loop experience, to share what I learnt from it, and how it impacted me. So for those of you, here goes.

Why I setup the feedback loop

My interest in radical self-inquiry came after I recognised a common trait amongst most of the people that I highly respect (who are all high achievers): they are typically very self-aware with high EQ. But more importantly, I noticed they consciously invest a lot of time into deliberate personal development. And by personal development, I don’t mean they read self-help books, or go to meditation retreats. Rather, they constantly inquire into their own psychology, thoughts, emotions, and actions (and of those around them), to understand themselves on an incredibly deep level, in order to better push their own boundaries for self-improvement.

And so I decided to try and implement something similar for myself.

What I did

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