It is interesting to see how the judgmental mind extends itself. It may begin by complaining, “What a lousy serve,” then extend to, “I’m serving badly today.” After a few more “bad” serves, the judgment may become further extended to “I have a terrible serve.” Then, “I’m a lousy tennis player,” and finally, “I’m no good.” ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h3ys6f6rnaypsa3e3gpvd4pp)) To combat this loop, we can practice [[Mindfulness]] and acknowledgement, where we we trust self 2. Instead, we ask people to pay attention to something specific that does not give room to think about other things, through an objective response. "Tell me where the ball hit the racket", the features rather than the [[Form]]