evidence

We began to realize that if we wanted to change the situation, we first had to change ourselves. And to change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions. — ^ref-58204

We see the world, not as it is, but as we are—or, as we are conditioned to see it. — ^ref-10478

The word paradigm comes from the Greek. It was originally a scientific term, and is more commonly used today to mean a model, theory, perception, assumption, or frame of reference. In the more general sense, it’s the way we “see” the world—not in terms of our visual sense of sight, but in terms of perceiving, understanding, interpreting. — ^ref-42299

THE WAY WE SEE THE PROBLEM IS THE PROBLEM — ^ref-50681

conclusion

Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment. — ^ref-34516