Have you even criticized other people’s work/art? I know I have.
And sometimes we just criticize someone for having a new car or a house or perhaps something new and expensive.
But criticizing others is actually a form of self-critique. I will show you what I mean.
Let’s say you see someone having just bought a brand new, big car. Perhaps this car does not have the greatest fuel economy. A lot of people get upset about this and think: “What a selfish idiot! – How can you spend money on such a thing?”
If this is you, you are not just judging some poor guy who might be really happy about his new car, you are actually telling yourself “I can never enjoy that car!” You are installing a belief that this can never happen to you.
I’m not saying that all cars are great and that we should not care more for the environment. I’m just showing you how the critique affects ourselves.
If this car-example does not work for you, think about any other example in your life when you criticize people’s effort, purchases or life-style. Can you see that by “condemning” their choices, you have also robbed yourself of the opportunity to do anything similar?
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