Assumptions are meant to help us, not harm us.
One of the ways it can help us is if we go into any interaction assuming the other person is struggling with something in their life. (Because reality is, they are.)
Knowing there’s a struggle, you’re immediately more empathetic, more emotionally invested, more caring.
By no means does it become your responsibility to probe for the struggle and help–that’s not the point.
The point is to have the other person feel seen.
And maybe, if we do it enough, others will do the same and we’ll feel seen, too.
Stay Positive & Feeling Seen Feels Good
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Garth Beyer is a Certified Cicerone®, Product Marketer, owner of Garth's Brew Bar and a Madison-based freelance writer.
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