Quotes About Assumptions

If others tell us something, we make assumptions, and if they don't tell us something we make assumptions to fulfill our need to know and to replace the need to communicate. Even if we hear something and we don't understand, we make assumptions about what it means and then believe the assumptions. We make all sorts of assumptions because we don't have the courage to ask questions.

Without making assumptions your word becomes impeccable.

All the sadness and drama you have lived in your life was rooted in making assumptions and taking things personally. Take a moment to consider the truth of this statement.

Hacer suposiciones en nuestras relaciones significa buscarse problemas. A menudo, suponemos que nuestra pareja sabe lo que pensamos y que no es necesario que le digamos lo que queremos. Suponemos que hará lo que queremos porque nos conoce muy bien. Si no hace lo que creemos que debería hacer, nos sentimos realmente heridos y decimos: «Deberías haberlo sabido».

That is why whenever we make assumptions, we're asking for problems. We make an assumption, we misunderstand, we take it personally, and we end up creating a whole big drama for nothing.

The third agreement is don't make assumptions. We have the tendency to make assumptions about everything. The problem with making assumptions is that we believe they are the truth.

Making assumptions in relationships leads to a lot of fights, a lot of difficulties, a lot of misunderstandings with people we supposedly love.

The problem with making assumptions is that we believe they are the truth. We could swear they are real. We make assumptions about what others are doing or thinking — we take it personally — then we blame them and react by sending emotional poison with our word. That is why whenever we make assumptions, we're asking for problems. We make an assumption, we misunderstand, we take it personally, and we end up creating a whole big drama for nothing.

We have the need to justify everything, to explain and understand everything, in order to feel safe. We have millions of questions that need answers because there are so many things that the reasoning mind cannot explain. It is not important if the answer is correct; just the answer itself makes us feel safe. This is why we make assumptions.

The way to keep yourself from making assumptions is to ask questions. Make sure the communication is clear. If you don't understand, ask. Have the courage to ask questions until you are clear as you can be, and even then do not assume you know all there is to know about a given situation. Once you hear the answer, you will not have to make assumptions because you will know the truth.

Okay, I broke my agreement to be impeccable with my word. I will start all over again. I am going to keep The Four Agreements just for today. Today I will be impeccable with my word, I will not take anything personally, I will not make any assumptions, and I am going to do my best.

Just as we would like to be perceived without assumptions or past prejudices, we can allow their unique qualities to impress us all over again . . . expecting nothing, and accepting them as they are.

You lie to yourself just to make yourself right. Then you make assumptions, and one of the assumptions is "My love will change this person." But this is not true. Your love will not change anybody. If others change, it's because they want to change, not because you can change them.

The way to keep yourself from making assumptions is to ask questions. Make sure the communication is clear. If you don't understand, ask. Have the courage to ask questions until you are clear as you can be, and even then do not assume you know all there is to know about a given situation. Once you hear the answer, you will not have to make assumptions because you will know the truth. Also

We make all sorts of assumptions because we don't have the courage to ask questions.

Si los demás nos dicen algo, hacemos suposiciones, y si no nos dicen nada, también las hacemos para satisfacer nuestra necesidad de saber y reemplazar la necesidad de comunicarnos

With clear communication, all of your relationships will change, not only with your partner, but with everyone else. You won't need to make assumptions because everything becomes so clear. This is what I want; this is what you want.

The third agreement is don't make assumptions.

A menudo, cuando inicias una relación con alguien que te gusta, tienes que justificar por qué te gusta. Sólo ves lo que quieres ver y niegas que algunos aspectos de esa persona te disgustan. Te mientes a ti mismo con el único fin de sentir que tienes razón. Después haces suposiciones, y una de ellas es: «Mi amor cambiará a esta persona». Pero no es verdad. Tu amor no cambiará a nadie. Si las personas cambian es porque quieren

As discussed in Chapter 1, there is a human tendency to desire and even artificially create a sense of certainty. It is conceivable that the point here is not that we do not see the problems in our processes, but rather that we do not want to see them because that would undermine the sense of certainty we have about how our factory is working. It would mean that some of our assumptions, some things we have worked for and are attached to, may not be true.

Note too that while professional philosophers are paid to scrutinize belief - to reveal hidden assumptions and bring attention to faulty inferences - that's not how most of us now, or our ancestors then, go about it. Many beliefs in most lives go unexamined.

Assumptions are a transparent grid through which we view the universe, sometimes deluding ourselves that the grid is that universe. —COGITOR EKLO OF EARTH

Owing to the seductive nature of machines, we assume that technological advances are always improvements and always beneficial to humans.

Como dijo Peter Drucker: «Las suposiciones errantes se encuentran en la raíz de cada fracaso».