When feedback lands poorly, slow down and ask better questions before you defend your choice. Curiosity disarms resistance and turns critique into a plan you can actually act on. Try asking “Help me understand what you heard” and then repeat back what you heard — it signals you want to learn and shifts the conversation from blame to shared improvement.
Talk to Ed about your business.
Bring the decision you've been circling. The problem you haven't said out loud. The one you've been carrying alone.