Leo

When someone compliments the wrong part of what you made, the discomfort comes from being seen through a lens you did not choose and cannot correct without sounding defensive. They noticed the polish when you were trying to show the risk. They praised the effort when you wanted them to feel the moment you were building. The mismatch tells you where your attention actually lives when you are working, which is almost never where other people think it should be. You cannot make them see what you see, but their missing it sharpens what matters to you.