Don't Jump To Conclusions

This is such good advice Kathy - thank you for this reminder! I have been guilty of this in the past but I do try to listen to the end now instead of making my opinion half way through - and you are right it can make a huge difference! xxx

You brought up a good point. We should not be jumping to conclusions. I think we need to keep an open mind so that we will not jump to conclusions. First listen to whatever can be learned, then rationally "judge".

My hubby jumps to conclusions about things, and it drives me crazy! I take my time and weigh up the situation first before I make any comments, because you have to know the whole story before you can come to any conclusion anyway. Otherwise, you are just making assumptions, and could end up being very wrong. During the course of time different information can come to light which will influence your ultimate conclusion. We should learn not to make quick judgements, but take our time and listen.

I am a person who like to listen to other people. I seldom junp to conculsion even something seems to be obvious, I will try to find out something we have missed out and analyse the whole thing in a more detail, because I know that you may always misunderstand someone if you jump to conclusions too quickly, it is never too late to make conclusion, but you must think about it before you really make one.

Even I feel that I'm very fast to make decisions . I'm very quick on anything which I have too decide. As such I'm a fast person and doesn't have too much time to think , my every decision is fast. I have an incident to share with you and you only decide whether I jumped to conculsion early ??? I prepared a trip 4 me and my then-girl friend. i paid for it all & organised it for SUNDAY. on the friday b4 this, she was ill and i spent the evening with her. she said she would phone on saturday 2 tell me if shes still up 4 it. on saturday she went clubbin & didn't phone me, it was for early in the morning and i was gettin a bit agitated so i texed her & asked her if she is still on for sunday. she said she feels worse and doesn't no anymo so i basically said "ok, forget it, i'll take someone else" i basically didn't take anyone else. I never went in the end - waste of money & energy...anywho, i'm at work today & bumped in2 a guy from same place, he said he saw my girl in a club SUNDAY night..I immediately texed her & exclaimed how she is too ill to see me but well enough to jump up & down at a club!! ok was i jumping to conclusions too fast, could she have been telling the truth all along?

that is good advice but it is easier said than done. when it comes to the heat of real life situations you have to think quickly so even if you are keeping this info in mind, you may still jump to some conclusions. i think it is inevitable and everyone does it

My husband is always telling people to not answer a matter until they hear the whole story or it makes them a fool.

Hi Kathy, you alway give some brilliant advice to us, I always like to think things through usually before jumping to conclusions, weighing things up in my head, even gathering evidence if needs be. However if I'm in an arguement with someone then all my rational thought goes to pot as I can be so fiery tempered (a trait of being a Leo i'm afraid!) You are quite correct though, your relationship with your loved ones should take presidence. Thanks

It is absolutely right . 'Haste makes waste' thus go the saying. It is necessary to weigh the pros and cons of a thing before you arrive at a decision about it. Unmindful of the merits or demerits of anything would result in faulty judgment.

Sometimes I tend to jump to conclusions first,it's just human nature for us to do that but sometimes if not always,we should study and think first befor we act and say things that we would later regret.

I do tend to jump to conclusions to quickly.I'm one of those people that make a mountain out of a molehill.I have no idea why I do this. I think if someone isn't has friendly to me as usual they must not like me.it's so silly really. I try very hard to get over doing this because my husband gets very annoyed with me and tells me to have confidence in myself. Cheryl

You are right most of us just jump to conclusions without listening to full coonversations.It is the main cause of bitterness in our relationships.It is just because of this habit that many people are able to put a divide between healthy relations.I am also having this bad habit.I jump to conclusions and many times I have found myself wrong.This habit of mine is the cause of many bitter experiences which were totally uneccesary and avoidable.We should never take decisions in a hurry,we should always first listen to what the other person is saying.We should also try to confirm it from others if it is required and then only take some action.We should always try to think about the consequences before taking any step.

sometimes it happens, you endup into somekind of conclusion when you get really possesive.

Nice to read your advice, dear kathy77. I myself sometimes just blink. Never think. Think first!

No I don't or should I say not very often anyway I prefer to go careful and not put my Foot in it I look at the Facts and not jump to Conclusions

Nope, I tend to be just the opposite, I will go over a situation or conversation a dozen times before I react. I've even had the problem here on myLot - I've read a discussion over and over and over before responding and then the person posting the discussion told me I needed to read better... Fact is, they needed to write better and read their own discussion, if it aint there it aint there and don't try telling me I just didn't read it.

I have been guilty of jumping into conclusions too fast my self. And then I am stuck with egg on my face and then I have to apologize. I have a daughter who is like that also and I can hardly have a good conversion with her.So I am aware, on both sides just how it feels.