To me the WHOLE POINT of the Golden Rule is that there ISN'T a whole bunch of introspection / analysis / etc of the other person. You just use yourself as the

To me the WHOLE POINT of the Golden Rule is that there ISN'T a whole bunch of introspection / analysis / etc of the other person. You just use yourself as the litmus test - i.e. "would I like this?" is waaaaaay easier to answer than "would they like this?". The former is an immediate gut-reaction; the latter requires a certain amount of empathy and insight.