Have you ever worked really really hard at creating something? A painting? Sculpture? Drawing? Website? Only to find that people don’t really like it that much? Then when you feel a little depressed about it, someone says “Don’t take it personal. It’s not YOU they don’t like, it’s the {fill in the blank}”. Well, I don’t find this statement helpful at all. Yes, I understand that it’s not me as a person they are disliking, but that thing I just put my heart and soul into is definately somewhat of a representation of me, so it makes sense that it feels personal when someone doesn’t like it.
So, fully understanding that it’s not actually personal, I still reserve the right to be bummed when someone doesn’t like my art. So there!