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Korzybski coined the phrase “The map is not the territory”- to illustrate his point. Any symbol system describing any event is not and never can be, the event itself. By stating that the map is not the territory, responsibility is placed back in the hands of the person making the statement. Therefore, any explanation about the world and everything in it—by anyone you have ever met—says more about how they see the world than how the world actually is.
Chapel Perilous
Gabriel Kennedy
It was a trail of mechanism: mindset impacts emotion, which alters biology, which increases performance. Thus, it seemed, by tinkering with mindset—using everything from physical to psychological to pharmacological interventions—one could significantly enhance performance.
The Rise of Superman
Steven Kotler
Just as it is essential for a finite game to have a definitive ending, it must also have a precise beginning. Therefore, we can speak of finite games as having temporal boundaries—to which, of course, all players must agree.
Finite and Infinite Games
James Carse
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