7 Ways to Immediately Open Your Mind to Useful Ideas | Leadership Freak
Open-minded people see disagreement as a thoughtful means to expand their knowledge. They don’t get angry or upset at questions; rather, they want to identify where the disagreement lies so they can correct their misperceptions. They realize that being right means changing their minds when someone else knows something they don’t.If you recognize... See more
Shane • The Difference Between Open-Minded and Closed-Minded People
Open-minded people can take in the thoughts of others without losing their ability to think well—they can hold two or more conflicting concepts in their mind and go back and forth between them to assess their relative merits.
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
How to keep an open mind:
1. Think like a scientist: treat your opinions as hypotheses and decisions as experiments
2. Embrace confident humility: argue like you’re right, listen like you’re wrong
3. Build a challenge network: seek out people who sharpen your... See more
psychologists find that one of the hallmarks of an open mind is responding to confusion with curiosity and interest.