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They saw many of their policies as experiments to run, not points to score.
Murray Davis argued that when ideas survive, it’s not because they’re true—it’s because they’re interesting. What makes an idea interesting is that it challenges our weakly held opinions.5
Her confidence wasn’t in her existing knowledge—it was in her capacity to learn.
Mental horsepower doesn’t guarantee mental dexterity.
Agreeableness is about seeking social harmony, not cognitive consensus.
Strong leaders engage their critics and make themselves stronger. Weak leaders silence their critics and make themselves weaker.
Basing your identity on these kinds of principles enables you to remain open-minded about the best ways to advance them.
Peter Coleman brings people together in his Difficult Conversations Lab,
When we’re in scientist mode, we refuse to let our ideas become ideologies. We don’t start with answers or solutions; we lead with questions and puzzles. We don’t preach from intuition; we teach from evidence. We don’t just have healthy skepticism about other people’s arguments; we dare to disagree with our own arguments.
It shouldn’t be up to the victim to inject complexity into a difficult conversation. Rethinking should start with the offender.