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    Assessing vs Judging Others

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    Sara-Mai ConwayPublished January 19, 2024 · Updated March 28, 2024 · 1 min read

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    Working skillfully with thought

    Thoughts arise on their own, but the ones we believe become the architecture of our lives. “Assessing vs Judging Others” is a chance to notice which stories you have been carrying — and to question whether they still serve you.

    How mindfulness can help

    Mindfulness reveals thoughts as events in awareness, rather than facts about reality. By stepping back to observe a thought without immediately believing it, we recover a quiet authority over our inner life. We choose which voices to listen to, and which to thank and release.

    Gentle steps to try

    1. Catch the thought. When a familiar story appears, silently note, “Thinking,” and watch it the way you might watch a cloud.
    2. Investigate it. Ask: is this absolutely true? What do I know directly, without the commentary?
    3. Soften the grip. Try saying, “A thought is arising that says…” instead of “I think…”. Notice the spaciousness this creates.
    4. Choose where to invest attention. You cannot control what arises, but you can choose what you nourish with your continued attention.

    You are not your thoughts. You are the awareness in which they appear, stay a while, and dissolve. Trust that quieter knowing.

    Assessing vs Judging Others: What’s the Difference?

    According to the dictionary, ‘Assess‘ means, “To determine the value, importance, or extent of” and defines ‘Judge‘ as, “To form an opinion about through careful weighing of evidence”.

    In real life, assessing vs judging is also how the dictionary define them. We tend to judge or tell our opinion quickly about other people or happenings around us. Assessing, on the other hand, is we determine a person or thing’s value by collecting facts and put them in to perspective relative to majority.

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