I bend that to "take what I NEED and leave the rest."
Sometimes, I need someone to challenge my thinking. I sometimes may not like it at the time, but later on it comes to me when I need it.
It's also good practice for a codie to learn how to blow off the opinions of people who don't matter, who are seeing things through their own small lens, or who are just plain being mean.
Knowing the difference is a vital skill for me, not one I want to lose through disuse. Not everyone in the world is going to be our style. And there aren't just two choices (agree or get mad). There are many gray areas in between, including "I'm ignoring you because you're not saying anything valuable to me." That's what the Ignore button is for.