Surviving Your Critical Deskmate: A Student's Guide
Two friends share practical strategies for structuring your school day to protect your energy and maintain focus when dealing with a constantly critical classmate.
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Your critical deskmate is essentially a human porcupine who has developed defensive quills for reasons that have nothing to do with you personally. Once you understand that their criticism is more about their internal world than yours, it becomes much easier to not take it personally.
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