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Assumption ≠ Truth

Assumption feels efficient. Truth requires verification.

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Brian W. Sykes
Dec 12, 2025
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Assumption ≠ Truth

Most failures don’t begin with bad intent or incompetence. They begin with something far quieter and far more dangerous: premature certainty.

The process feels correct.
Early signals reinforce belief.
Nothing obvious appears wrong.

So questions stop forming.

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