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The Assumption Audit

Good advice is often a compressed answer to a particular problem. Before applying it to your own life, expand the sentence and inspect what had to be true for it to work.

Good advice is often a compressed answer to a particular problem. Before applying it to your own life, expand the sentence and inspect what had to be true for it to work.

How to use it

Use this page to turn a slogan into a smaller, more testable claim. It is a thinking exercise, not professional, medical, legal, or financial advice.

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