Skill

Ask What Else Could Be True

Make room for explanations other than your first one.

What it is

This skill means deliberately generating another possible explanation for an event.

How to do it
Identify your first interpretation.
Ask whether it is the only explanation.
Generate one alternative.
Generate a second if possible.
Compare all explanations to the available facts.
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Remember
You do not need certainty before you choose safe behavior.
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Chapter 3: Slow My Thinking

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