I had a small talk with a friend yesterday about assumptions and misunderstanding.  My friend found that assumptions are dangerous.  He feels that for everything he says and does, others assume there are reasons behind them.  And those reasons are totally different from his original intentions.  I suggested that he perhaps  can clarify his intention in the beginning to avoid incorrect assumptions which might lead to misunderstanding.  (However, I also know my suggestion is only theoratical possible, realistically non-sense.)  He hopes others should just stop assuming everything.  But I told him this is not possible because all assumptions are made natually based on one’s experiences.  I gave him a very simple and common scenario: 

If you hear you boss coughing, you will assume he is sick or getting sick.  Your boss doesn’t have to tell you anything.  You just made that assumption natually based on your experiences.

The conversation ended here. However, I think this is a fairly interesting topic to discuss which could continue endlessly.

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