“Where the rats get in is not where they chew.” | Anonymous
When something happens, it is natural to look in the vicinity of the event.
But it is highly likely that we’re missing the learning that matters. We all know we need to avoid the careless mistake. We know we need to pay more attention or react a bit better under stress.
It is far more interesting to dig into the conditions that led to the mistake.
Or put differently, we must understand the conditions that would help us switch to a better habit.
To find gold, we must look upstream.
Where the rats chew isn’t where they got in.
