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Is it hard to think critically about something you love?

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Anonymous on Aug 30, 2020
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I think it can be very hard to think critically of something you love. Love can be blinding sometimes if we let it take precedence over the things we believe are right. Though it can be very difficult, I think it's good to take a step back and try your hardest to see your situation with a fresh perspective. Though this can be hard, try to keep your hold on your morals and what you believe in. Loving something is not a bad thing, but you shouldn't let your love cloud your judgement. You are loved and you are enough. Best of luck to you!
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Justheretohelpyouloves on Sep 17, 2020
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It is always going to be a conscious effort to think ethically about something that you love and care so much for. Personal bias is inevitable and we tend to implement this bias into our train of thought unintentionally when we're analyzing situations that are personal to us. How difficult it is think critically about something or someone you love is subjective, because some people are more prone to being willing to step outside themselves and look at situations objectively. We all have the ability to put our bias aside and think critically, it's only dependent on how willing one is to take these steps.
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ShareWidSandy on Sep 18, 2020
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It depends. As we develop emotional abilities with time and experiences make us better on how we deal with love. You can be selfless in love yet know perfectly well if you are being fooled or exploited in some way. It's about how our brains are wired, In love matters things tend to go more caring and blind by default but I think being too critical or being really less critical will not turn out to be a good soluion. So how do we know what's the perfect balance for each individual. Love and share. Beware of exploitation and unnecessary caring.
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Anonymous on Sep 23, 2020
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When we love something a lot, our emotional attachment to that thing can sometimes sway our thoughts about it. Feelings (like love) are always valid, but that doesn't mean they follow a strict code of logic, or that they are necessarily rational. The heart and the head can sometimes disagree, which can make decision making very tricky. If you're finding it hard to use cold hard logic to consider issues having to do with something you love, you are not alone. Many people feel that significant emotional attachment can cloud their judgement when they need to decide a best course of action.
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OrganicPassionFruit on Sep 25, 2020
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Yes it can be hard to think critically about something you love. Love is like looking through rose tinted glasses. Your perception might not necessarily be an accurate outlook on the thing you love. Love can provide more compassion and acceptance towards the thing you love, where in reality this thing requires more of your resistance and uncompromising stance. When you love something it can unintentionally form a barrier of protection, protecting it from criticisms, negativity and un-favoured opinions. This is where it is important to really sit with yourself and your deep thoughts and gut feelings and attempt to look at the situation with an un-biased eye, as hard as that can be when love comes into play.
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Anonymous on Dec 10, 2020
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It is. Critical thinking requires you to be completely objective in your judgement, which can be particularly hard for something (or someone) that you love. Although decision making should theoretically be completely from the head, having a bit of emotion sprinkled in shouldn't be a bad thing. Humans are creatures of emotion, although we shouldn't let that totally govern our actions and cause us to make a decision we might regret in the future. Asking other people for their outlook and advice would also help, mainly because they might have a different and more compatible solution than us in the heat of the moment.
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SirenSymphony21 on Jan 28, 2021
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Yes it can be hard to think critically about something or someone you love. Because when you are in love, you tend to ignore all the flaws they have. You only focus on the good things. However, this is not applicable to everyone. For example, parents. They love their children and scold them at the same time. Even though it will take time but if you wanna be critical of something you like, you can train your mind to be unbiased. It will take time because your brain is a stubborn organ. But you will eventually learn it.
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Ririki98 on Apr 28, 2021
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It is often really hard to be able to use your critical thinking when emotion gets in the way. Loving something or someone can affect the way you see them and interpret their actions. People tend to acknowledge only the "good"things and dismiss or find excuses for the negatives. Additionally, the more close you are with something or someone, the harder it becomes to distance yourself and be objective. That's why when things get hard, people, choose to "take a break" from relationships or situations. This helps them to re-evaluate the person or the situation and put things under a different perspective.
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Anonymous on May 6, 2021
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Sometimes it can be. Oftentimes, our love for a person, activity, or object will blind us from the harmful characteristics it may have, which is why talking to others can sometimes be helpful to allow us to hear a non-biased response to what we may be dealing with. It can also be helpful to create a pros and cons list to figure out, critically, if what we love is helping us or hurting us, despite our attachment to whatever it may be. This can also look like recording our emotions in a journal in relation to this thing, to see if we are having more positive or negative emotions associated with what we love.
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Anonymous on May 22, 2021
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I think sometimes it does get hard to think critically about something you love because you don't want to accept the negative aspects. For example, if we love a person but you've been noticing that your relationship with them has been changing, you might have wanted to take the time to stop and analyze the person. During this analysis, it might become hard for us to accept that the person has negative qualities that are affecting us. We might be scared about losing them and therefore, we would avoid wanted to point out the negative aspects. This also occurs for ideas or things we love that we don't want to left go of.
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