Stop Making Assumptions: The Practice of Asking Instead of Assuming: How to Notice Your Assumptions, Ask Instead, and Stop Getting It Wrong

Knowing you assume… and stopping it in real time… are two very different things.

This second book moves from understanding the pattern to changing how you respond inside it.

Because assumptions don’t disappear overnight.

They show up in conversations… in silence… in the space between what was said and what you think it meant.

And in those moments, you have a choice:

Assume… or ask.

In The Practice of Asking Instead of Assuming, you’ll learn how to pause, question your interpretations, and respond with clarity instead of reaction.

Inside, you’ll discover:

How to catch assumptions as they happen •

The key distinction between facts and interpretation •

How to regulate the discomfort that drives premature conclusions •

Simple ways to ask without sounding confrontational or insecure •

How to communicate clearly instead of reacting to imagined meaning •

How to live with uncertainty without rushing to fill the gaps •

This is not about becoming perfectly calm or never assuming again.

It’s about building a new habit:

Pause. Check. Ask. Respond.

So you can stop getting it wrong — and start relating to reality as it is.

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Lydbog: 21. april 2026