The phrase "assume ourselves" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express a concept of self-identification or self-perception, but it lacks clarity and proper usage.
Example: "In order to move forward, we must first assume ourselves as leaders in this project."
Alternatives: "consider ourselves" or "regard ourselves".
As Copernicus removed the Earth from the centre of the universe and Darwin knocked humans off their biological perch, Mr Kahneman has shown that we are not the paragons of reason we assume ourselves to be.
Rather than go for a the distressed, pre-aged look the past always seems to come in, Eastwood had done it the courtesy of remembering that it was once the present, as swept up with its own new-fangled modernity as we assume ourselves to be.
This "inner leader" exists at the very core of who we are, but not the "who" we ordinarily assume ourselves to be.
"We have given up on this whole concept that we might take care of ourselves, assume responsibility for ourselves... that's the reason the cost is so high".
In an era during which most other storytelling mediums are working overtime to ingratiate via what the New Yorker's Rebecca Mead calls "the scourge of 'relatability'", Gass's refusal to play on the sympathies we assume for ourselves can feel like a welcome change-up.
We can point to them, talk to them, represent them, and, at best, empower them (assuming we, ourselves, are members of, or have inroads into, them).
Having said this, it is important to remember that all these researchers (including ourselves) assume the transmission of pathogens to occur exclusively via the hands of HCWs, which is unlikely to be the case [ 1].
Rather than slouching, crossing our arms, and literally closing in on ourselves, we assume a more balanced, uplifted, open, and inclusive posture.
Isn't it a bit, well, cringeworthy to take the time to photograph ourselves, and assume our friends (not to mention potential strangers) will want to see the results?
The default mode network, he proposes, keeps a template handy that lets us assume a lot about ourselves and the people and environment we interact with.
The fact that they are nonciliated, undergo an intercalation event and have a scattered epidermal distribution had led many, including ourselves, to assume that these cells are ionocytes (Dubaissi and Papalopulu, 2011; Quigley et al., 2011).
