Judging People is Good For Them—and For You

by Thomas Walker-WerthLifestyleJun 4, 2025


When I promote the idea of making life decisions—including about what relationships to maintain and invest in—according to a hierarchy of rational values, one of the most common objections I hear is that it’s heartless or unkind to judge the people in your life in terms of their value to you. The idea of evaluating relationships rationally sounds cold and calculating to many people.

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