The SelfWork Podcast
The SelfWork Podcast
Margaret Robinson Rutherford PhD
479 SelfWork: Are You Being Judgmental? Two Mental Mistakes That Take You There
19 minutes Posted Jan 2, 2026 at 6:00 am.
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Are you being judgmental? Many of us would quickly say "no" to that question. But how many people do you know one thing about – and one thing only – and you categorize them as “bad” or “good”, "weak" or "strong," "smart" or "not the brightest bulb."
It doesn’t take long for us to form an opinion. And there are obvious situations – such as one where there’s the possibility of harm – where quick judgments are necessary and very helpful.
But what about the kind of judgment that you make because of your own biases? There are two mental mistakes we'll focus on today: confirmation bias and fundamental attribution error. They sound fancy, but many of us make these errors in judgment every day.
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