Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation) to the ones paying heed, this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,’ as Our life’s experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention to.
Attention: is as fundamental as food; and we go blundering about, seeking ways to assuage the craving, instead of learning how to provide ourselves with what we need, sensibly and calmly. Once our attention is drawn to the mechanism of why and what we give attention to, it is as if a veil has been stripped off and we become freer in our action and choices. And that is our endavour.
This week I bring to your attention an excerpt titled – Jumping to Conclusions from an article titled ‘Do You Really Know What You Think You Know?’ by Denise Winn.
This article draws our attention to the fact that jumping to conclusions is especially a risk if the information we see or read only ever gives one side of the story.
Jumping to Conclusions
According to social psychologist Hunter Gehlbach, from Johns Hopkins University, and his co-researchers, “People fail to account for the unknown unknowns. Accordingly, they navigate their social worlds confidently assuming that they possess adequate information … often without pausing to wonder how much they do not know.
“For example, many drivers have pulled up behind a first car at a stop sign only to get annoyed when that car fails to proceed when traffic lulls at the intersection. Drivers of these second cars may assume they possess ample information to justify honking. Yet, as soon as a mother pushing her stroller across the intersection emerges from beyond their field of vision, it becomes clear that they lacked crucial information which the first driver possessed.”
We are surprisingly likely to jump to wrong conclusions, often without ever realising it.
Research shows that we fail to consider if there is anything we don’t know when assessing situations.
It is helpful to get into the habit of questioning whether we really have all the facts.
Excerpt from ‘Do You Really Know What You Think You Know?’ by Denise Winn
I am sure that you will enjoy reading this article; you can click on the following link: https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/helping-humanity-thrive/202501/do-you-really-know-what-you-think-you-know
Enjoy reading it with your family, friends and near and dear one’s.
Namaste!
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