Psychology/Self
Are You Judgy?
Science says we all are, and that’s not necessarily bad.
You know when you meet someone, and you can’t help but make mental notes.
Or someone catches you giving them the stink-eye when they’re doing something questionable.
Or that 16-year-old with the neon hair says, “What’er you lookin’ at?”
Now when someone catches you giving them the side-eye, you can turn to them confidently and say, “I’m judging you.”
Because everybody judges.
It’s a fact.
You can’t help it. Nobody can, and there’s no escaping it.
So stop beating yourself up.
Because you’re not necessarily a snob or a jerk.
Studies say you’re probably just trying to survive.
What you’re actually doing is subconsciously asking yourself these two questions:
- Should I trust this person?
- Do I respect them?
Because these two questions can be a matter of life or death is a survival situation, we evolved to instinctually ask them.
Also, our brains are wired to make automatic judgments, so we don’t have to spend too much time or…
