“How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?”
E.M. Forster book Aspects of the Novel
Source: Aspects of the Novel (1927), Chapter Five: The Plot
“How can I know what I think until I see what I say,”
Source: 1980s-1990s, Sensemaking in Organizations, 1995, p. 25
Context: In the recipe, How can I know what I think until I see what I say, saying equates to variation, seeing equates to selection of meaning in what was said, and thinking equates to retention of an interpretation. The retained interpretation may then be imposed subsequently to interpret similar saying (retention is credited) in order to construct cumulative understanding, test past labels for their validity, or generalize older labels to newer events.
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