# The Law of Assumption and Confidence in Conversations

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2121155265915420785
- Source account: [@KnowledgeOfOld](https://x.com/KnowledgeOfOld)
- Source language: English
- Duration: 1:00
- Published: 2026-11-14
- Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0T1AJrNcFABH/en/the-law-of-assumption-and-confidence-in-conversations

## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0T1AJrNcFABH/en/the-law-of-assumption-and-confidence-in-conversations) When I first heard about the law of assumption, I thought it was so cringe, because this law says that when you go into a situation, assume that what you want to happen will happen.

[0:09](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0T1AJrNcFABH/en/the-law-of-assumption-and-confidence-in-conversations?t=9) And again, I'm not really into this woo-woo manifestation.

[0:12](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0T1AJrNcFABH/en/the-law-of-assumption-and-confidence-in-conversations?t=12) I don't believe that simply thinking something will happen will automatically make it happen. However, as an example, for many years, I went into conversations with women with a subconscious expectation and assumption that they wouldn't like me at the end of the conversation.

[0:24](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0T1AJrNcFABH/en/the-law-of-assumption-and-confidence-in-conversations?t=24) And what do you think happened as a result? These women thought I was weird.

[0:26](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0T1AJrNcFABH/en/the-law-of-assumption-and-confidence-in-conversations?t=26) Sometimes they thought I was creepy. Sometimes they thought I was just shy and not really that interesting to be around.

[0:31](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0T1AJrNcFABH/en/the-law-of-assumption-and-confidence-in-conversations?t=31) But when I started entering these conversations with the assumption that they would like me and think I was cool by the end of our interaction together, that started to happen.

[0:39](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0T1AJrNcFABH/en/the-law-of-assumption-and-confidence-in-conversations?t=39) I can't tell you the specifics as to why. I have no idea.

[0:41](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0T1AJrNcFABH/en/the-law-of-assumption-and-confidence-in-conversations?t=41) I'm still kind of trying to unpack that myself.

[0:43](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0T1AJrNcFABH/en/the-law-of-assumption-and-confidence-in-conversations?t=43) But maybe the simplest reason is this. When you go into an interaction thinking someone will like you, you tend to show up as your best self.

[0:49](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0T1AJrNcFABH/en/the-law-of-assumption-and-confidence-in-conversations?t=49) You say what you think. You make jokes that are actually funny, and that's the kind of thing that people want to be around.

[0:53](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0T1AJrNcFABH/en/the-law-of-assumption-and-confidence-in-conversations?t=53) So, next time you're in a situation where you're unsure you're going to get what you want from it, try practicing the law of assumption.