I tend to think this is a great principle to incorporate into one's character. However, this principle alone could be problematic if there aren't other buffering principles in place to bolster it. I'll try to clarify my thoughts on this a bit.
Always assuming I might be wrong should create a measured expectation about the ways things might happen in life. It allows me the grace of actually being wrong, finding out I have made a mistake, or attempting to leverage my influence when it does turn out that I am right. It also increases my gratitude and confidence when things do go right and, in a subtle way, can reinforce any positive actions related to said successes.
One buffering principle that might be importantly valuable to keep said assumptions in their proper context would be the personal allowance for when things have gone wrong and the assumptions have been proven wrong. Knowing the personal value one can gain through making mistakes and learning from them is an exceptional way to balance whatever self-doubt, anxiety, and general negative feelings one would naturally incur in such situations. This principle can even embolden the courage necessary to later attempt any similar actions that can so easily be avoided or squelched by such negativity in the future.
Anyway... maybe none of this is particularly new or inspiring or even entertaining... but that's okay right now. I just thought it could be valuable to explore the concepts while they were on my mind today.
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