The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey) / quote 19 of 203

Two people can disagree and both be right

first encountered this exercise many years ago at the Harvard Business School. The instructor was using it to demonstrate clearly and eloquently that two people can see the same thing, disagree, and yet both be right. It’s not logical; its psychological.

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