Translate Feedback You Received Into What It Is Actually Telling You

Feedback is rarely about what it appears to be about. This translates what was said: the surface message, what the person was likely responding to underneath it, whether that is signal worth acting on or noise reflecting the reviewer's own preferences, and one specific thing to do with it if anything. It does not coddle the feedback or dismiss it.

Translate the feedback described below into what it is actually saying.

For the feedback received:
1. The surface message: what was literally said
2. The likely underlying message: what the person was actually responding to
3. Whether this is signal (something worth acting on), noise (reflecting the reviewer's preferences rather than a real problem), or a mix
4. One specific thing to change based on this feedback, if anything

Do not validate the feedback uncritically. Do not dismiss it either. Tell me what to actually do with it.

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[describe the feedback, the context it was given in, and your first reaction to it]
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