Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

we handle those moments better when we remember they’re essential for progress.

Research suggests that identifying even a single reason why we might be wrong can be enough to curb overconfidence.

If being wrong repeatedly leads us to the right answer, the experience of being wrong itself can become joyful.

Who you are should be a question of what you value, not what you believe. Values are your core principles in life—they

Attachment. That’s what keeps us from recognizing when our opinions are off the mark and rethinking them. To unlock the joy of being wrong, we need to detach. I’ve learned that two kinds of detachment are especially useful: detaching your present from your past and detaching your opinions from your identity.

We choose our views, and we can choose to rethink them any time we want.

feeling like an impostor can make us better learners. Having some doubts about our knowledge and skills takes us off a pedestal, encouraging us to seek out insights from others.

The goal is not to be wrong more often. It’s to recognize that we’re all wrong more often than we’d like to admit, and the more we deny it, the deeper the hole we dig for ourselves.

impostor thoughts can motivate us to work smarter.