Shiurim on shmiras haloshon aren’t popular. Like exercise or
keeping healthy, most think ‘yep. I know this. Shouldn’t do it. Not sure I need
to listen to a whole shiur about it...’ Unfortunately, the parameters of lashon
hara are not what you think. Just like eating treif or being mechalel
Shabbos, it is one hundred percent forbidden. And it’s easy to see why-we
all have stuff in our history that we wouldn’t want ‘out there’. It makes sense
that talking about even true events could cause serious damage to another Jew. 

But there’s more: it’s actually relatively easy to stop talking
lashon hara. You see, lashon hara isn’t driven by passion, by desire. It’s
mostly due to a lack of awareness. By becoming more attentive of what the Torah
demands of us, we can start amassing a serious amount of zechar for ourselves.
All it takes is for us to become more mindful and aware of what we’re saying.