{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-post-js","path":"/blog/assume-the-best/","result":{"data":{"mdx":{"body":"function _extends() { _extends = Object.assign || function (target) { for (var i = 1; i < arguments.length; i++) { var source = arguments[i]; for (var key in source) { if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(source, key)) { target[key] = source[key]; } } } return target; }; return _extends.apply(this, arguments); }\n\nfunction _objectWithoutProperties(source, excluded) { if (source == null) return {}; var target = _objectWithoutPropertiesLoose(source, excluded); var key, i; if (Object.getOwnPropertySymbols) { var sourceSymbolKeys = Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(source); for (i = 0; i < sourceSymbolKeys.length; i++) { key = sourceSymbolKeys[i]; if (excluded.indexOf(key) >= 0) continue; if (!Object.prototype.propertyIsEnumerable.call(source, key)) continue; target[key] = source[key]; } } return target; }\n\nfunction _objectWithoutPropertiesLoose(source, excluded) { if (source == null) return {}; var target = {}; var sourceKeys = Object.keys(source); var key, i; for (i = 0; i < sourceKeys.length; i++) { key = sourceKeys[i]; if (excluded.indexOf(key) >= 0) continue; target[key] = source[key]; } return target; }\n\n/* @jsx mdx */\nvar _frontmatter = {\n  \"title\": \"Assume the Best\",\n  \"date\": \"2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z\",\n  \"tags\": [\"30-lessons\"],\n  \"banner\": \"banner.png\"\n};\n\nvar makeShortcode = function makeShortcode(name) {\n  return function MDXDefaultShortcode(props) {\n    console.warn(\"Component \" + name + \" was not imported, exported, or provided by MDXProvider as global scope\");\n    return mdx(\"div\", props);\n  };\n};\n\nvar layoutProps = {\n  _frontmatter: _frontmatter\n};\nvar MDXLayout = \"wrapper\";\nreturn function MDXContent(_ref) {\n  var components = _ref.components,\n      props = _objectWithoutProperties(_ref, [\"components\"]);\n\n  return mdx(MDXLayout, _extends({}, layoutProps, props, {\n    components: components,\n    mdxType: \"MDXLayout\"\n  }), mdx(\"p\", null, \"I do my best to believe other people are inherently good; that is, they want to\\ndo the right thing. And this is more tightly focused within the context of your\\nparticular environment.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"I work at a company where we adhere to core values. These values are at the root\\nof everything we do \\u2014 we hire, fire, and promote based on them. So in the\\ncontext of my work, I feel confident assuming the best in other people and their\\nintentions.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"When I go into a meeting with another person who has said something I didn't\\nreceive well, I assume no malcontent, and there was simply a misunderstanding.\\nThis is almost always the case.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"I'm trying to do this more with other people and, particularly, with my\\nchildren. My eleven-year-old step-daughter regularly partakes in activities that\\nbring her psyche into question. The phrase \\\"I don't understand.\\\" is regularly\\nuttered in our household (by me and my wife). 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