The burn: When assuming the negative becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.The diagnosis: Before you started reading this article you had to assume at least one thing: That reading this would be worth your time. Before you brushed your teeth this morning you may have assumed that not doing so would lead to a cavity. Before getting in your car and driving to work you had to assume that you would arrive safely.
Do you see the pattern? Assumptions are a very, very big part of our lives. They are literally the gatekeepers of behavior — and for the most part, the majority of us are not even consciously aware of the assumptions we make day in and day out.
We must make thousands of assumptions each day that are necessary for us to operate. Don’t believe it? As an interesting activity, list five actions you took (or avoided) in the past few hours. Work backwards to analyze why you made such decisions by asking yourself, “What would I have to assume to act that way?”
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Author: Kent Healy
