An assumption fucked me up.

[Human Mint]

So I just experienced in own flesh the unforgiveness of assumptions. Now I have to spend some weeks rewiring my mess and reshaping a lot of my patterns.

I won't share it since it is too personal. But let me tell ya, it will happen to you! 

This is no joke and I lost a lot of time.

So the question is: how could I have avoided this mistake? Constantly remindong myself that I didn't knew. I never knew, but at some point I knew I didn't knew and then I thought I knew, but I didn't, and that was the mistake!

Not knowing, and keeping your mind open to every possibility is the key.

Edited Sunday at 08:59 PM by Human Mint

[Vali2003]

Good luck in rewiring the mess and thanks for the reminder.  

[Human Mint]

@Vali2003 I appreciate that.

[Opulence]

We don’t move from not knowing straight into wisdom—we pass through assumptions, partial clarity, and even false certainty. That’s often how understanding refines itself.

Maybe the mistake wasn’t “thinking you knew,” but holding on to that knowing too tightly. Openness isn’t just saying I don’t know—it’s also being willing to let go the moment reality contradicts our assumptions, without turning it into self-punishment.

You couldn’t have fully avoided it, because insight often only arrives after experience. What you can carry forward is humility, curiosity, and a softer grip on conclusions. Not as fear—just as flexibility.