I intend to become a more considerate person with this goal. I want to try and understand other people’s concerns and feelings when they are telling me about them. So often I just go into “this is how I would feel given the situation” mode. What a stupid mode! They aren’t venting to get my perspective, they’re venting to tell me about their perspective. I really want to try and relate to people better when this happens. I need to be more sympathetic.
I think reaching this goal will be especially difficult in situations where I am emotionally invested. It’s hard to see both sides of a story when your side is one of them, but it’s important to listen and be diplomatic especially in these situations. I think more often than not I end up wondering why they don’t think what I think instead of just understanding that they feel differently than I do. I need to be more understanding.
