Why do I ask for feedback and then never act on it?

You ask for feedback, and then you do nothing with it. Part of you already senses the asking has become a show, a way to look open while staying exactly the same. It is honest of you to see that. Most people who do this never notice. Here is the quiet cost. Every time you ask and ignore, you teach people that their honesty is wasted on you. They will keep giving you polite answers and stop giving you real ones. The performance slowly buys you less truth, not more. So stop asking so widely. Next time, gather one piece of feedback and actually do something with it, however small, and let the person see it landed. One acted-on comment is worth more than a dozen you collected and shelved. Act first, then ask again. That is how the asking becomes real.