I'll tell you story about something that took place many, many years ago. Being a musician, it's the first one that comes to my mind, read on if you care. So back in the 70s the was this young poor pianist somewhere in Russia. She was a very good pianist, generally liked but somehow couldn't make it in the industry. So one day she decided to fly to New York and have a lesson with who was considered to be the best teacher in the world, Rosina Lhevinne at Juilliard. Her family saved up lots of money for the flight and the class and off she went. She tried her best, played for the teacher excited but after she finished, the teacher closed the music book and gave it back to the girl without a word and left. The girl opened the book and all the teacher wrote was: 'Not good'. She flew back home upset/angry/broke/etc and couldn't understand how arrogant the teacher was. Yet after a while, a strange urge started to build up inside her and instead of waiting for guidelines she started her own research, started digging deeper, comparing and wondering if it's better. She basically understood the point. After a year she saved money again to fly to New York to play for the same teacher. She played anxiously and the teacher wrote something in the book, closed it and left without a word. She opened the book and saw 'Good'.
Without making primitive comments, give it a thought.
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