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What does it mean?
Kerry implies certainty about an outcome without specifying the details.
In plain terms
I know the likely outcome of this situation.
What can you take from it?
Trust your intuition about outcomes when details are unclear.

Where it applies

  • strategy meetings
  • predictions
  • analysis

Putting it to work

  • trust experience
  • evaluate data
  • make decisions

Questions to consider

  • How do you know what happens?
  • When is intuition reliable?

Another view

Assuming you know the outcome can lead to overconfidence.

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