Repair a Bad Assumption

Wrong guess You made a confident small-talk assumption and the other person corrected it. Repairing well shows that your curiosity is stronger than your need to be right. Ladder of Inference Climb down from story to data A repair works when you separate the observation from the assumption and reopen the conversation from facts. defend explain why your guess made sense The other person is not forced to rescue your embarrassment. Trust grows when people can correct you without paying a social tax. 01 miss 02 recover 03 try The miss first reaction

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