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It’s good to procrastinate negative assumptions

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Steve Simms

Jumping to conclusions is a bias-building exercise. To assume is to presume that you know more than you actually do. The biggest assumption is to assume that you have no assumptions. Our default assumptions often override truth. It’s good to … Continue reading →

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Replace my presumption with humility . . .

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Steve Simms

Pride makes truth harder to find and honesty harder to express, because our self-interest and self-protection keep getting in our way. For people who value their own opinions more than truth, any statement that disagrees with them is fake news. … Continue reading →

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