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On the danger of not recognising the theories that  guide your actions

On the danger of not recognising the theories that guide your actions

John Cleese, the British comedian, put it this way: ‘Everybody has theories. The dangerous people who are not aware of their own theories. That is, the theories on which they operate are largely unconscious.’

Excerpt from: Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking by Matthew Syed

Posted on November 18, 2019September 22, 2019Tags John Cleese, Matthew Syed, Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking
Content by David G.