The real problem with reflection as a source of improvement is that you can't iterate without feedback relevant to your goal. If your goal is an external one an

The real problem with reflection as a source of improvement is that you can't iterate without feedback relevant to your goal. If your goal is an external one and your source of feedback is an internal one, many people will have a great deal of difficulty getting past the first problem of getting people to pay attention to me. Though in my case, I found out from one helpful person that tinder had my gender incorrect for the first 6-8 months I spent on it (back before that was user-controlled). So sometimes it's not you at all.