Perhaps also pertinent on these lines is the principle of "Unconditional Positive Regard" [0] it is easy to infer the worst possible motives when somebody does

Perhaps also pertinent on these lines is the principle of "Unconditional Positive Regard" [0] it is easy to infer the worst possible motives when somebody does something bad, but it can be helpful to assume that they did in fact mean well, when attempting to step into their shoes. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconditional_positive_regard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconditional_positive_regard