Why Criticism & Praise Shouldn’t Affect You

4 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief interactive segment, Paridhi Dhingra uses a simple cup as a metaphor to illustrate emotional resilience. She asks participants to voice two negative observations (the cup is too heavy and too big) and then two positive compliments (beautiful red color, nice bat pad). After each set of remarks, she asks whether the cup has changed, and the participants answer “No.” Paridhi concludes that, just like the cup, a person’s core identity should remain unchanged regardless of external criticism or praise, encouraging viewers to adopt a mindset where others’ opinions do not affect their self‑sense.

Indu, give me 2 critics about this cup. 2 negative points about this
cup. One is too heavy.
Too heavy, yeah. You're too heavy, man.
And second, it's too big.
You're too big. You're useless. Now guys, just by me telling the cup this is too big and this is too heavy, do you think it has changed the cup?
No.
No. Okay, now Indu, give it 2 compliments.
It's beautiful red color.
You're beautiful. You're red. Okay.
And the bat pad is very nice.
And the Batman is very nice, just like you. But guys, did the cup change by giving it 2 compliments?
No.
So be like this cup. Whether people give you criticism, whether people give you compliments, you have to reach a point in life where nothing they say affects you. You just remain who you are. Remember that.