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- | Difficult conversations are almost never about getting the facts right. They about conflicting perceptions, interpretations and values. | + | Difficult conversations are almost never about getting the facts right. They are about conflicting perceptions, interpretations and values. |
<cite>Douglas Stone</cite> | <cite>Douglas Stone</cite> | ||
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It is easy to assume that we all see the world in the same way, but we don't. | It is easy to assume that we all see the world in the same way, but we don't. | ||
- | **"The map is not the territory"** - [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Korzybski|Alfred Korzybski]], scientist and philosopher, 1931 | + | <html> |
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+ | The map is not the territory. | ||
+ | <cite>Alfred Korzybski, scientist and philosopher, 1931</cite> | ||
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What did he mean? He was pointing out that we do not see reality. The world is filtered by our senses and brain. **The map is our perception of reality**, but we communicate as if everyone has the same map. | What did he mean? He was pointing out that we do not see reality. The world is filtered by our senses and brain. **The map is our perception of reality**, but we communicate as if everyone has the same map. |