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October 21, 2005
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You can keep your base jumping and your rock diving. For me, jumping to conclusions is the most dangerous pastime.
I do it, I do it a lot actually I confess. People who know me would be surprised to hear me say this though - nine times out of ten I don't speak up, don't go off the deep-end and that's because I know that, nine times out of ten, I'm going to be wrong. And I almost always am. So I've learned to be very careful and keep schtum until I'm satisfied I was right (or, more often, wrong.)
We all do it. Very often it's down to our own stereotyping and prejudices. You expect someone to behave in a certain way, you're absolutely convinced you know how they're going to act because you know them or you know their type. So, when you walk in a room and the subject of your prejudice suddenly walks out of the opposite door, you immediately conclude they're in a huff and they're avoiding you.
Strangely, the intuition that brought you to this conclusion doesn't pick up on the phone ringing in the other room or the pan burning on the stove. So, next time you make a judgement about someone's behaviour, stop and think, just for a second. You might be pleasantly surprised.
Posted by lilliebet at October 21, 2005 09:10 AM
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