Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

2318: Action Versus Intention: When Context Is Everything by Helene Massicotte of Free to Pursue

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Apr 16, 2022
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INSIGHT

Action vs. Intention

  • We judge others' actions without understanding their motivations.
  • However, we judge ourselves based on our intentions, creating an unfair comparison.
ANECDOTE

Subway Story

  • A man on the subway with unruly children is judged by other passengers.
  • After learning his wife just died, the passengers' judgment shifts to sympathy.
ADVICE

Giving the Benefit of the Doubt

  • Give others the benefit of the doubt and ask questions when possible.
  • Recognize that others lack context for your behavior and may react negatively.
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