Explore self-improvement and overcoming judgment by treating others with kindness. Learn about visualization exercises to become more accepting and less judgmental. Discover the power of imagining interactions with judged individuals to change perspectives.
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Our brains tend to accumulate negative judgments more quickly than positive ones, making us more judgmental as we get older.
Visualizing desired behavior and rehearsing and training our brains to react with acceptance and curiosity instead of judgment can help us become more kind and accepting in various aspects of our lives, not just in our interactions with people.
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Negative emotions are more powerful than positive emotions
Our brains tend to pay more attention to negative experiences, which can lead to accumulating negative judgments more quickly than positive ones. This tendency can make us more judgmental as we get older. For example, one bad experience at a restaurant can dissuade us from ever visiting again, even if we've previously had several good experiences at the same place.
Using visualization to become less judgmental
Sport psychology suggests that visualizing desired behavior can help change our mindset. By imagining ourselves reacting with acceptance and curiosity instead of judgment in different situations, we can rehearse and train our brains to be more kind and accepting. By picturing ourselves from a third-person perspective and stepping into the imagined scenarios, we can also focus on how it feels in our bodies to listen and respond without judgment. This visualization exercise can help us become more accepting in various aspects of our lives, not just in our interactions with people.