Avoiding the Trap of Jumping to Conclusions - How to Navigate Difficult Situations

Avoiding the Trap of Jumping to Conclusions How to Navigate Difficult Situations
What Jumping to Conclusions means
Most of us have heard the phrase, “You’re jumping to conclusions,” meaning you are concluding without knowing if there’s any evidence to support it.
We may like to think we can sense whether an impression we’re getting about a situation is correct, but sometimes our intuition is wrong.
Examples include:
· He did not call me back because he thought I was not qualified.
· That person cut me off in traffic because he does not care about others.
People can fall into a pattern of jumping or coming to negative conclusions. If done consistently, this sets you up for unnecessary stress.
Self-reflection
Can you think of a time you jumped to conclusions?