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We think we know what other people are thinking

Curse of knowledge

Description

A cognitive bias that occurs when an individual, communicating with other individuals, unknowingly assumes that the others have the background to understand.

Curse of knowledge in business decision

An expert engineer explaining a complex technical concept to a marketing team might use jargon and skip fundamental explanations, assuming the audience shares their level of understanding.

Curse of knowledge in personal life decision

You use technical jargon when explaining your hobby and forget that novices don't understand it.