Discomfort as Information

This article by How Matters summarises an academic paper which at its heart discusses how we can respond appropriately to incidents and situations which make us feel uncomfortable: Comprehend, Recognise, Act, Prevent. The author Jennifer Lentfer and How Matters articles explores the skills and knowledge needed by all international “do-gooders” (professional and amateur alike) to put real resources behind local means of overcoming obstacles.

“Discomfort alerts us to an injustice that is occurring or has occurred. We can trust our discomfort with harm as it’s happening in our sector.”