It can be challenging to keep a critique on track! Some of the common reasons for this are: - Taking feedback personally - Personal opinions rather than objective and constructive feedback - Feedback based on hypothetical and untested scenarios - Trying to problem-solve during the critique - Only focussing on what’s wrong with a design - Scheduling long critiques or going over on time - Off-topic questions - Premature feedback not relevant to the current stage of the design - Not understanding the objectives or problems the proposed design set out to address - Not understanding the constraints the design solution had to work within - Poorly (or lack of) defined personas > #### Read later [Derailed Design Critiques: Tactics for Getting Back on Track](https://www.nngroup.com/articles/derailed-design-critiques/)