| Paradigms can have phenomenal longevity |
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| Dichotomous thinking simplistically resolves ambiguity |
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| Paradigms change when they can no longer address anomalies |
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| It is difficult to make someone understand what their salary depends on them not understanding |
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| Structural explanations address underlying causes |
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| Teachers of a tradition tend to resist its correction |
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| Problem-solving follows a four step process |
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| It is difficult to teach a man what he thinks he already knows |
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| Complex situations have multiple levels of explanation |
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| Mental models influence how we think and act |
10 |
| Loss aversion values avoiding losses more than achieving gains |
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| Negativity dominance processes the bad more thoroughly than the good |
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| The map is not the territory |
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| It is difficult to provide someone with a solution for a problem they do not think they have |
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| Systems thinking is a discipline for seeing inter-relationships |
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| Complexifying overcomes binary bias |
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| Decentralized systems are incomprehensible to centralized worldviews |
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| What you see is all there is |
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| It is difficult to make someone understand a paradigm that depicts a future in which they do not perceive themselves |
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