Admitting you’re wrong
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People need to shift to understanding things as “I don’t believe that I’m wrong, as this is well tested”, or “I don’t understand how this is wrong”, or “I can’t conceptualize this alternative theory”. Take the ego out and realize we are all highly regarded, and that in terms of possibilities, it’s infinitely more likely that we are wrong than right.
Learning that a held idea is wrong is an opportunity, not a punishment or affront. Do we get that idea from school? Poor discipline?