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How to receive a compliment, according to Esme Weijun Wang

Esme Weijun Wang is the author of “The Collected Schizophrenias.” Although she was known as an overachiever growing up, Wang always focused on the mistakes she made rather than the successes and praise she accumulated. She offers her humble opinion on why we, especially women, should pay more attention to compliments compared to criticism.