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This points to the idea that some problems are held in place by the habits of thought that created them. The line can be read as a call to step back, question assumptions, and try a different level of thinking when familiar answers keep failing, for example in work conflicts or public crises.
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Originally said in English.
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About Stephen R. Covey
Stephen R. Covey is quoted here; further biographical details are not publicly available.
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