People don't think so differently about the events of life as they talk about them.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- People think about life events similarly to how they discuss them.
- In plain terms
- Talk reflects our actual thoughts about life events.
- What can you take from it?
- Listen to conversations to understand real thoughts.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do we think what we say?
Another view
People may say things they do not truly believe.
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