Jumping to Conclusions
Day-to-day we all do it.
(Don’t read a book by its’ cover)
It becomes a worthless tool in observing how to interact with strangers. This is a difficult task. Either we stereotype, or we over compensate for stereotypes that we have developed through media, word of mouth, or tradition.
The problem lays in the subject. We subject ourselves to the uncertainty reduction theory and pose a hypothesis on whom we are addressing in a new environment.
An example would be ordering pizza. The deliverer is working. They may conclude expectations about the tip they will be compensated with, but not all tippers are the same. I work in a tip-based industry. So I always tip in a respectable manner. Working in a service industry has helped in this area of human condition. I have to stop myself from feeding off of stereotypes positioned in the media, and by other workers who follow the same thought process.
Every single different walk of life is — different. Simply stated, but not often followed. Jumping to a conclusion is human nature — fight or flight, but in the new world, jumping to conclusions is outdated. Fight or flight was an instinctual benefit for those attacking other animals and fighting off predators, but today, fight or flight is too broad and unspecific.
In order to function on a higher status, we must recognize the tools we have at our exposal. We are writers, thinkers, journalist, engineers, theologians, doctors, lawyers, workers — workers. We are all trying to perform a task to ensure our own stabilization and prosperity. So chill out.
