{"id":46,"date":"2016-04-18T06:53:38","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T06:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/reviewexperts\/?p=46"},"modified":"2016-04-18T08:02:19","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T08:02:19","slug":"reviews-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/reviewexperts\/2016\/04\/18\/reviews-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-Reviews 101"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 69%;margin: 0 auto -10px auto\"><div class=\"wp-caption alignnone judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/48926875\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=48926875&size=200 alt=\"Written by\nYoshitoki Sakai\nLevel 2, Japan\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Written by<br \/>\nYoshitoki Sakai<br \/>\nLevel 2, Japan<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-caption alignright judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/5208109925\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=5208109925&size=200 alt=\"Project Lead\nJeremie Granat\nLevel 3, Switzerland\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Project Lead<br \/>\nJeremie Granat<br \/>\nLevel 3, Switzerland<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Hi again, judges, and welcome back to the Review Experts blog.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we are going to describe the review resources we have access to, and give a basic recap of reviewing oneself as well as others.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know, that thanks to the selfless efforts of our judges, lots of articles written on reviewing have been publicly released online?<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve put together a quick list to help you find some of the best content out there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#1 &#8211; The Review Experts Group!<\/strong><br \/>\nFirst and foremost, you can use our services. Check out the introductory post <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/reviewexperts\/2015\/10\/27\/review-experts-group-introduction\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> and contact us about any help you need with reviews.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#2 &#8211; The Feedback Loop<\/strong><br \/>\nLevel 4 <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/22518915' >Riki Hayashi<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=22518915&size=200'><\/span><\/span> and many guest writers talk about reviews and reviewing on <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/feedback\/\">The Feedback Loop<\/a>. They cover a wide variety of topics, and we highly advise reading their posts.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, the two articles <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/feedback\/2015\/04\/17\/welcome-back-to-the-feedback-loop-self-reviews\/\">&#8220;Welcome Back to the Feedback Loop &#8211; Self-Reviews&#8221;<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/feedback\/2014\/07\/26\/you-better-check-yourself-before-you-review-yourself\/\">&#8220;You Better Check Yourself Before You Review Yourself&#8221;<\/a> are two articles that discuss self-reviews and self-honesty very well.<\/p>\n<p>Especially if you&#8217;re looking at heading towards Level 3, but even if you&#8217;re not, Riki&#8217;s article on <strong>getting<\/strong> reviewed is an interesting one, and definitely talks about some interesting ideas. You can check it out on <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/feedback\/2014\/01\/03\/you-should-get-reviewed-more\/\">The Feedback Loop, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#3 &#8211; Articles &amp; Presentations<\/strong><br \/>\nThis conference presentation by Level 3 <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/81079266' >Ray Fong<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=81079266&size=200'><\/span><\/span> on self-evaluation and self-improvement can help you visualise the topics in a more subtle way. Check it out on the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/2015\/02\/01\/the-magic-colour-pie-an-introduction-to-self-evaluation-and-self-improvement\/\">conference sphere&#8217;s blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This article by Level 2 <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/20735393' >Matt Sauers<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=20735393&size=200'><\/span><\/span> article on bouncing back from failure is a crash course on dealing with your own failures &#8212; whether you mess up a ruling or an interaction with another judge, we highly recommend checking out this article <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/articles\/2013\/11\/05\/dealing-with-your-own-fail\/\">over on the Articles blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#4 &#8211; Level 3 Progression<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Level 3 Advancement process, especially the dreaded self-review, is a mental block for many judges who try to approach it. Level 3 <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/0' >Jason Reedy<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=0&size=200'><\/span><\/span> wrote a great article covering this topic in great depth <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/articles\/2015\/01\/20\/reviewing-for-advancement-the-self-review\/\">on the Articles blog<\/a>. Level 3 <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/0' >Joel Krebs<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=0&size=200'><\/span><\/span>, as part of the Level 3 Qualities article series, wrote a great follow-up on self-evaluation, with a lot of great advice in it. 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