As information from our environment comes in, we home in on the positive and tend to isolate and filter out the negative. That selective perception makes us more empathetic, happier, better able to care for others, more productive, and more creative. When we receive negative feedback, we can (usually) deal with it, because, we rationalize, it’s not really our fault. We are good at what we do; it’s just that, this time, things went a bit awry. And even if we don’t rationalize, it’s easier to take the bad when you think yourself capable. Yes, I messed up, but I’ll be able to make it work.
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