We learn much from mistakes of observation grounded in attention, and nothing whatsoever from an objectively “correct” record that is nevertheless grounded in inattention.
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Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Interview with Susan MacDougall, Society for Cultural Anthropology, April 5, 2016; Complete 24-word sentence in answer about attention, observation and learning from mistakes in fieldwork. Full original lightly edited interview read and cached; quotation marks around “correct” preserved.
- Interview with Susan MacDougall, Society for Cultural Anthropology, April 5, 2016
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