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Forget the Golden Rule: Try This Instead

Forget the Golden Rule: Try This Instead

Why the idea we were all raised on might not be the best way to live

Jun 03, 2025
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When we were kids, it felt like we were taught the Golden Rule like it was the eleventh commandment: Treat others the way you want to be treated. It was painted on classroom walls, printed on bookmarks, and casually dropped into every “be nice” talk from adults. And it sounds good, doesn’t it? Kind. Fair. Simple.

But here’s the thing: over time, I realized it’s actually kind of flawed.

Now before anyone yells at the screen, hear me out.

One day, when I was still young enough to think I knew everything (and definitely didn’t), my mom said something that completely reframed the way I think about people. She told me:

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