To predict the behavior of ordinary people in advance, you only have to assume that they will always try to escape a disagreeable situation with the smallest possible expenditure of intelligence.

Friedrich Nietzsche
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The quote "To predict the behavior of ordinary people in advance, you only have to assume that they will always try to escape a disagreeable situation with the smallest possible expenditure of intelligence." can be applied to people who are often over-confident about the outcomes of their decisions. They may be so assured about what they will do, so confident in fact, that they don't consider the consequences of their actions. The quote "To predict the behavior of ordinary people in advance, you only have to assume that they will always try to escape a disagreeable situation with the smallest possible expenditure of intelligence." is also true because humans are not very good at predicting others' actions based on their own past experiences. It's much easier to see other people's mistakes than our own.

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