We all make assumptions. We assume something will happen, and we make plans around that assumption. Some call it hope. “Let’s assume it will rain this afternoon and take the umbrella”, could also be “Let’s hope it doesn’t rain, but we will take the umbrella just in case”.
Some of us might call it “good planning”, “hoper-groping”, “plan for the worst, hope for the best”. Or is it that we are unsure and unwilling to take a gamble? A risk.
Is it experience influencing our actions: “the sky is overcast, and a very dark gray. The last time I saw this it rained for hours.”. Can we be…
