An instructor at the Aveda Institute in Minneapolis said my sectioning was "polite," and now I get it

Derek Ward · 2026-10-16T02:50:03.565561+00:00

She meant I was taking tiny, safe sections because I was scared of messing up, not because it was right for the cut. For two weeks after that I forced myself to take sections twice as wide, and my blowouts came out smoother with way less rework. That one word stung at the time but it fixed a habit I'd had since school. What's the most backhanded bit of feedback you've gotten that actually helped?

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