[From Bruce Gregory 960821.1130 EDT)]
Although it is not always appreciated, Mark Twain had a firm
grasp of the principles of PCT. For example, here he reflects on
the importance of reference levels in controlling perceptual
variables:
"There is no act, large or small, fine or mean, which springs
from any motive but the one - the necessity of appeasing and
contenting one's own spirit."
Also,
"A man's private thought can never be a lie; what he thinks, is
to him the truth, always."
I am in the process of learning the truth of his observation:
"A successful book is not made of what is in it, but what is
left out of it."
And:
"The time to begin writing an article is when you have finished
it to your satisfaction. By that time you begin to clearly and
logically perceive what you want to say."
Regards,
Bruce