Everyone has their own reasoning for why they do what they do.

One of the most common mistakes: judging other people’s motives based on surface behavior, without pausing to gather deeper information or seek genuine understanding.

Most suffering in relationships — personal and professional — traces back to this. We skip the step of understanding and go straight to conclusion. We decide what someone meant before we’ve asked.

Slow down. Understand first. Judge later — or don’t judge at all.

— Thiện Minh