This quote is widely misattributed to Ronald David Laing but appears in Daniel Goleman’s (1985) book Vital Lies, Simple Truths with the following introduction: “To put it in the form of one of R.D. Laing’s ‘knots’:” (p. 24). “Knots” being a reference to an earlier text by Laing (1972). So it is in the form of Laing but not by Laing.
The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change; until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.
Daniel Goleman Psychologist & business consultant
David Gurteen's comments: This quotation quite nicely sums up the essence of a paradigm. To avoid this trap we need to develop ways of improving our awareness.
Video: Knowledge Sharing Talk at NLB, Singapore
Knowledge Sharing Talk and mini-knowledge cafe at NLB, Singapore, August 2007
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Quotations from Daniel Goleman:
The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change; until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.
The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change; until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.
The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change; until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.
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