How to be a little less judgmental

It's easy to be judgemental of others nowadays. Judgment is a signal that someone's behaviour is unusual or out of context to your particular in-group.

In today's mobile, digitally facilitated world, judgment can take on new, toxic forms.

When you silently cast judgment on someone from afar based on an Instagram story, you don't get feedback from other people.

Digital platforms incite and prioritize outrage and conflict.

While judgments help signal social norms and allow us to identify our people, mean-spirited critiques are unproductive.

If you're motivated to stop hurtful critiques, you have to evaluate their source

Ask yourself why you're upset by this behaviour or what purpose your anger or annoyance serves in this instance.

Reframe judgmental thoughts.

Look back on previous moments of judgment and think about what you could do better next time.