The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey) / quote 22 of 203
Knowing our paradigms widens the picture
The more aware we are of our basic paradigms, maps, or assumptions, and the extent to which we have been influenced by our experience, the more we can take responsibility for those paradigms, examine them, test them against reality, listen to others and be open to their perceptions, thereby getting a larger picture and a far more objective view.