Sounds like he told you exactly how you should deal with it. Stop focusing solely on on the bad things and mistakes: make sure to mention "hey, neat idea" or "t

Sounds like he told you exactly how you should deal with it. Stop focusing solely on on the bad things and mistakes: make sure to mention "hey, neat idea" or "this is pretty clever!" on parts where, you know, it is exactly that. Diplomacy is a useful skill.