assume or not to assume?

[Scythe13]

(17 September 2013, 12:23)bigpaul Wrote: the title of the thread is "assume or not to assume" and I think your assuming a heck of a lot. people being people, and having been around a lot longer than you have-I know people will not behave how you expect them to....if i'm gonna assume then assume the worst of people-sooner or later they'll prove me right! however I think some of us give people more credit than they deserve.

That may well be true mate, but I'm still placing myself in the bottom 50% of the population for ability, in my mind. If I find it out to be otherwise, then my odds of survival are much better. If I mentally place myself in the bottom 50%, it forces me to keep my game at the top of what I can, but also focuses me on pushing through my limits and striving for improvement.

Also, it may be more credit overall, but there will be exceptions to the rule, and those are the ones to be concerned about and plan for.