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Emotional Intelligence at Work - Expert Guide

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  1. 19 July 2026 · corrected by Emir Baycan

    Widely documented misattribution: the "between stimulus and response there is a space" quote is commonly but incorrectly attributed to Viktor Frankl. According to the Viktor Frankl Institute, the pass; Fabricated verbatim quote attributed to Thich Nhat Hanh; the exact wording does not appear in his published works, including How to Fight, though it paraphrases his real themes about conflict.

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    "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." Viktor Frankl [...] "In conflict, be fair and generous. The person across the table is not the enemy. The problem is the enemy, and you are on the same side against it." Thich Nhat Hanh

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    As the idea is often summarized (commonly but likely incorrectly attributed to Viktor Frankl), between stimulus and response there is a space, and in that space lies the power to choose our response. [...] As Thich Nhat Hanh teaches, in conflict the person across the table is often not the true enemy; the problem itself is, and both sides can work against it together.

    Why: Widely documented misattribution: the "between stimulus and response there is a space" quote is commonly but incorrectly attributed to Viktor Frankl. According to the Viktor Frankl Institute, the pass; Fabricated verbatim quote attributed to Thich Nhat Hanh; the exact wording does not appear in his published works, including How to Fight, though it paraphrases his real themes about conflict.

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  1. Correction 19 July 2026

    Emir Baycan: Widely documented misattribution: the "between stimulus and response there is a space" quote is commonly but incorrectly attributed to Viktor Frankl. According to the Viktor Frankl Institute, the pass; Fabricated verbatim quote attributed to Thich Nhat Hanh; the exact wording does not appear in his published works, including How to Fight, though it paraphrases his real themes about conflict.

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