06/09/2025

Stop the ‘Good’ vs ‘Bad’ Snap Judgements

Your world will become more interesting

How many times have you used the words “good” or “bad” today?

From checking your weather app to monitoring the progress you’ve made on your to-do list, to scrolling through social media, opportunities to make snap evaluations abound. And the more you sort things into these categories, the more instinctivemaking these judgments becomes. You may find yourself filtering everything that comes your way in terms of “good” or “bad.”

A dark cloud triggers “bad,” a social media post of baby animals triggers “good,” a news story about a political scuffle triggers “bad.” Whether you think something is good or bad, or worthy of a like or not, is an important piece of information. But if that categorization is the only thing that’s on your mind, the only lens through which you interpret the world, you’ll miss out on a lot.

Please select this link to read the complete article from The Conversation.