OVERVIEW
The third axiom according to Paul Watzlawick (Watzlawick 1967) states:
- Communication is a sequence of cause and effect.
- A recipient always reacts to a person who sends a message. Thus, they become the sending person and provide a counter-reaction.
- This sequence objectively has neither a beginning nor an end point.
- No solution can be found to a conflict if the participants in the discussion insist on a mutually accusing, subjective attitude. Instead, the conflict should be viewed objectively from a bird's-eye view.
IMPORTANT!
Every stimulus is followed by a reaction. This means that communication is circular.
