That’s a thought that happens inside my head quite often.  Not necessarily verbalized exactly as such, but in some indirect form.  I think of it as “having common sense”, which, as I have found out, is not very common.  Some things that for me are quite logical and obvious, to others are not.  I suppose that there are things that to some are logical, but are not to me.  Who’s to say who’s right or wrong?  Of course, in my mind, I think I’m right.  Thus, there are some things that may make sense to me but not others.  I’ll start with: It stands to reason that…

…when you consume more calories than you burn, you will gain weight.

…if you consume less calories than you burn, you will lose weight.

…if you spend more money than you make, you will eventually get into debt that you cannot repay.

…if you want to speak to someone about something, you should express that desire, and then speak it.

…”comfort food” serves for short-term comfort, but long-term discomfort.

…a fuel-efficient car will consume more fuel than an inefficient car if you drive the fuel efficient car more.

…you can’t see electricity, but it’s there, so it’s like magic.

…sending checks in the mail will eventually result in one or more of them getting lost.

…the value you place on an object will always be different than the value someone places on the same object.

…human nature is difficult and hard to predict, though analyzing patterns will lessen the chance of predictability error.

…if you read a lot of books, you must also like to write… but I’m finding out that readers aren’t really good writers.

…a reader is a consumer of content, a writer a producer of content.

…having money available to you to spend has the potential of increasing your happiness quotient.

… not having money often, but not always, results in a lower happiness quotient.

… I sweat, therefore I am hot.

…countering an argument with an implausible analogy is not a well-reasoned argument.

…offering analogies best suited to the listener makes the point clearer.

…school makes you smarter, book-wise.

…you have to spend money to make money.

There are many others, but I’ll stop at these.