This is the distortion between what you say and the # of times it’s repeated.<\/p>\n
The first time it’s repeated = 90% accurate<\/p>\n
Then 80% accurate (at best!)<\/em><\/p>\n Then 70% and now it starts to get dangerous as to just how accurate.<\/p>\n Then 60% and that’s about it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n At 50% there is a 50\/50 chance the message is … not<\/span> accurate!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n OK, so?<\/p>\n Well, you hear things that influence your very life \/lifestyle.<\/p>\n How far removed are these from their source(s)?<\/p>\n Not from the speaker you hear, but the actual<\/span> source.<\/p>\n The “Red Menace” in the 1960\u2019s, 70\u2019s & 80\u2019s (!), WMD in the 2000\u2019s, etc. came from the speakers you heard and not<\/strong> the original research source(s).<\/p>\n They heard \/read it as a summary of someone else’s<\/em> compilation of many others’<\/em><\/strong> research.<\/p>\n Are we at 50% yet?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Whenever you are concerned about something, look to see just how far from the source it is.<\/p>\n Takes time, but sure is better than being continuously<\/em> affected \/concerned.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n These are\u00a0Related<\/strong>:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n #\u00a033<\/strong>\u00a0Solving a 5<\/a> – 109<\/strong> Understanding<\/a> – 162<\/strong>\u00a0Consider the Source<\/a> – 211<\/strong> Real Decisions<\/a> – 233<\/strong> Input<\/a><\/p>\n