Don T Jump Research Paper

Don’t Jump

When hearing about new things, do you normally have an immediate opinion that is formed based off your own personal experiences? If so, then you are probably a sucker for jumping to conclusions. Face it, jumping to conclusions, often leave us in tangling conversations that can lead to embarrassment. Naturally thoughts and emotions flood of our minds; let’s not let them flood our mouths and our lives. How can you avoid trifling conversations? Build a new shield to help you block your mind from jumping to conclusions with ease, only utilize first-hand information, remember there are two sides to the story, and using proper communication.
Remember in high school how every Monday new stories circulated about what happened at parties over the weekend? Of course, by Thursday, you found out that over half of what you heard was not true. Due to the fact that people eventually corrected the rumors by using first-hand information, you could have bypassed Monday through Wednesday. Often times people want life to be …show more content…
Think about the big details first. What is the chain of events? Evaluate the character of that person. Try to look at the elements of time. A party rumor starts Monday stating that the sexpot of the jocks asked sister Christian to go out with him on a date and she said, yes! On Wednesday you are told almost the same thing except for, after she said yes, the story is emulsified with the details of the two being accused of having sex. By Thursday you find out sister Christian was never even at the party. If you would have evaluated the characters of these two, you could see the sexpot in the scenario but not sister Christian. As for the time line, you also would have gathered that she was the lead student at the church lock in Friday night. Therefore, on Thursday you would have not been so embarrassed by your own stupidity for telling the rumor to five of your