Of late, I’ve been trying to put many of my intended reactions to a lot of things said about me in perspective by asking – ‘Would you like it done to you?’
I was tempted to give feedback to a friend one morning and when I asked myself, I realized it was not the place and time.
I wasn’t at my best when listening to a friend and when I asked myself this, I realized I should have changed the environment or done something different to make it better.
Funnily enough, the biggest place where I find myself applying this is in emails – I realize that whenever I receive emails that address me as ‘Rohan‘ instead of a ‘Hi‘ or ‘Dear‘ preceding it, I feel ordered.. And I realized that while it is a tempting way to start writing emails – why do so when I would be uncomfortable being addressed that way?
The theory is the same as the ‘Golden Rule‘ that says ‘Treat others as you would like to be treated‘ – that is true, but while I’ve known the theory, I’m only slowly beginning to execute on it.. and I guess it is very important to celebrate small wins. :)
A Learning a Day 