By what measure should we judge not others, but ourselves?

Question

This question came to me the other night. It's difficult to answer and seems to probe deeper into my psyche each time I try to rap my mind around it. I felt I should share it with you philosophers out there.

Answer 1

...by your words, thoughts, deeds and actions...good luck...

Answer 2

We always look for consistency in others, whereas we accept that we ourselves have the right to be inconsistent as called for by the circumstances. I think we need to reverse this order. We should expect others to be inconsistent to suit circumstances and judge our own self on the scale of consistency notwithstanding circumstances.

Answer 3

You have provoked me to include the Universal Paradox in my assessment, which appears very complex when first introduced but is rather quite simple. When we judge another individual, perhaps we are simply not giving the other person an opportunity to express oneself, and can often lead to hasty conclusions. Stereotypes can be useful when meeting acquittance's, but once we truly understand this person we will realize that he or she does not fit all ideals and yet meets a few requirements. There is no single person on Earth who fits every stereotypes, and there is no one who fits zero stereotypes. There are so many of them.

When you find yourself judging others with haste, you need to assess your self and understand what is causing this bahavior.

Answer 4

By the happiness that we share with others

Answer 5

Don't judge yourself.  It leads to many problems, social and private.

Answer 6

The only thing I judge about myself is who I want to be tomorrow.