"One choice is no choice, two choices is a dilemma, three choices is a good start." -- Dr. Richard Bandler (?)
(I immediately remembered this quote and tried to track down its source; I'm not sure if he's the original source, and he's not where I heard it from.)
Interesting! Thanks for finding and posting that. I'd never seen that before. It must have been something I heard years ago and it's been sitting in my head so long I thought it was mine. :-)
It's a great quote. I think it even applies to political systems.
I just remembered where I originally found that quote: I read it in Manage It!, published by The Pragmatic Programmers, citing The Secrets of Consulting by Gerald Weinberg.
It must have been something I heard years ago and it's been sitting in my head so long I thought it was mine.
It happens. That effect even has a name. It's called Cryptomnesia. :-)
(I immediately remembered this quote and tried to track down its source; I'm not sure if he's the original source, and he's not where I heard it from.)