Perceive others

I don't think it is possible to have an interaction with someone or something without automatically judging it in some way. This is the only way we can understand what we see, and the meanings behind them. The text says, “When we focus on a portion of the sensory world, we immediately label and categorize what we have perceived.” (pg 50) We use what is called schemata to define what we see based on a shared social understanding.
I do believe we can judge things more fairly by simply slowing down our though process, and taking the time to reevaluate what we see for that moment without judging to harshly on our past experiences. The text says that we should, “recognize how complex perception is and how easy it is to get things wrong.” (pg 54) In this way we can take the following step by reading up on, or getting updated on ideas prior them taking place. This allows us to focus on what is, rather than what we think it is.