Here’s the weird, funny truth: your brain is a cheater. It doesn’t want to process every speck of reality—that would take too much energy. So it takes tiny clues (like a crumb trail or a guilty look) and leaps to a conclusion.
This is why, statistically, most of what you “know” is actually inferred. You’re walking down the street, see a puddle, and infer it rained. You didn’t see the rain. You didn’t feel the rain. But your brain goes, “Puddle + wet ground = rain. Case closed, Sherlock.”
But here’s the kicker: inference is the source of 90% of misunderstandings in relationships. Your partner texts “k.” and you infer they’re angry. They’re not angry; they just dropped their phone in the toilet. Inference without evidence is just your ego wearing a detective hat.
