Testing and validating assumptions is crucial as an unchecked wrong assumption can lead to poor thinking and bad decision-making.
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Assumption = something that is taken for granted.
Scientists like to challenge conventional thoughts and turn those ideas upside down. They do it by experimenting with the assumption and then testing it to see if the results prove it to be true. Do the same thing with your basic ass...
Every decision is based on assumptions. If you don’t understand these assumptions, you may make a bad decision.
It’s often helpful to ask yourself first, and then your colleagues, “What are we assuming in this scenario?”
Status quo bias is when we prefer that our environment and situation should remain unchanged.
The bias has the most impact in the area of decision-making, as we tend to prefer the more familiar choice over the less familiar, but often better, option.
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