479 SelfWork: Are You Being Judgmental? Two Mental Mistakes That Take You There

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. So today we’re going to focus on how you judge your own judgmental-ness. Are you using your better judgment? Or are you making quick judgments that are based on biases and assumptions? Advertisers Links: Click HERE for the NEXT GEN offer from AG1 – with bonus product with your new subscription! Vital Links: Test on the Psychology Today website to rate your own judgmental-ness! New York Times article on Kristin Cabot Time article on Monica Lewinsky By the way... I’m excited to let you know that my new workbook, The Perfectly Hidden Depression Workbook, is available for pre-order! It’s a stand-alone workbook (so doesn't need to be used with the original book) and goes through the ten traits of PHD - things like taking on too much responsibility, not knowing how to be more open emotionally - and guides you through new exercises and ideas. These can help you decide what about your drive or your perfectionism you want to keep - and what you need to let go. It’ll publish on April 1st - but pre-order numbers are very important! So I’ll hope you’ll pre-order now! Here's the link! You can hear more about mental health and many other topics by listening to my podcast, SelfWork with Dr. Margaret Rutherford .

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479 SelfWork: Are You Being Judgmental? Two Mental Mistakes That Take You There is an episode from SelfWork with Dr. Margaret Rutherford | Self-Help | Mental Health | Depression | Anxiety | Relationship Problems| Therapy by Margaret Robinson Rutherford PhD.

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This episode was published on Jan 2, 2026.

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