2. Levels of Human Behavior

Concept

This is a very important chapter. To begin, may I ask you a short series of important questions. First, how old are you? ___________ Thank you. If this were a personal conversation, we could start with a bit of accurate sharing, yes/no? I am 73 as of this writing, born in 1947.

Now, in your x years of experience, given all the people you have met in your life, what proportion of people’s Visible Behavior (what you can capture on film) would you estimate to be habitual? By habitual, I mean “unthinkingly repetitive.” People express or show their habits when they repeat behavior over and over again. Frequently, habits are so ingrained that they too become semi- or pre-conscious.

What’s your personal estimate? ...

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