Do You Know What an Assumption Is?

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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0:29.8	You know what an assumption is?
0:33.0	It's pretty much how our brain handles things quickly.
0:37.2	You know, in situations. I'm making the assumption that. It's pretty much how our brain handles things quickly.
0:39.7	You know, in situations.
0:44.4	I'm making the assumption that this piece of wood will hold while I'm crossing the chasm because it looks good.
0:48.4	Your brain just makes quickie decisions.
0:54.2	Problem is, when we do that in relationships without communication, and I hear, here,
1:02.7	because this is radio, I hear every day callers not even aware that they're making assumptions
1:10.3	and then acting on them as though the assumption was correct.
1:16.0	You hear it when somebody says,
1:18.1	and I go, have you discussed with them
1:20.2	what they were thinking at that time
1:22.4	or what they meant to do at that time?
1:25.7	Oh, well, I think what was going on. I feel, what? Did they tell you
1:35.9	directly? Well, no. Okay, then. Then that's a N-O that we don't, K-N-O-W. And I don't know why that's no and not now.
1:52.0	I'm all confused about words. So even though assumptions are very fundamental to how our brain works,
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