WELLBEING → A BETTER YOU Issue 1038 · November 27, 2024

What Made You Say That?

The precursor to being dan l’chaf zechus might be curiosity

What Made You Say That?
What Made You Say That?
Zipora Schuck and Devora Schuck

Being dan l’chaf zechus is incredibly powerful and helps us understand unusual or atypical behavior in others, and thus react differently to them.

The precursor to being dan l’chaf zechus might be curiosity. Curiosity is a popular concept nowadays in therapy. Therapists help clients turn curiosity inward by having them explore how they were feeling, what they were thinking, or help them work out why they did something.

What if we arrived at the junction of curiosity and judging others favorably when our students misbehave or act unexpectedly?

Before rushing to judgment or hurrying to provide a consequence, what if we were genuinely curious about what happened and why?

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