Editorial perspective
Ask Someone to Look at Actual Work, Not Just Whether You Are Good Enough
General evaluations rarely help improvement. Use the Three of Pentacles to offer a concrete sample, ask a scoped question and turn feedback into one achievable revision so learning happens in the work.
You want to know how well you did but hear only “pretty good” or “keep trying.” Choose a small piece of work and ask someone to examine one clear question.
Through the building and discussion, Noa Lin suggests a shared object for feedback: whether structure is clear or a particular step is easy to use, for example.
Explain the current stage and methods tried so others need not guess the help required. Do not request an evaluation of your whole person at once.
Divide suggestions into revisable, needing verification and not adopted for now. Retain your judgment. Learning does not mean accepting every recommendation.
Make one revision and compare its effects. Returning questions to the work lets ability develop gradually through actual changes.