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The curse of knowledge is that it closes our minds to what we don’t know. Good judgment depends on having the skill – and the will – to open our minds.
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When we lack the knowledge and skills to achieve excellence, we sometimes lack the knowledge and skills to judge excellence.
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When adults have the confidence to acknowledge what they don’t know, they pay more attention to how strong evidence is and spend more time reading material that contradicts their opinions.
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If we care about accuracy, we can’t afford to have blind spots. To get an accurate picture of our knowledge and skills, it can help to assess ourselves like scientists looking through a microscope.
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We don’t have to wait for confidence to rise to achieve challenging goals. We can build it through achieving challenging goals.
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Attachment. That’s what keeps us from recognizing when your opinions are off the mark and rethinking them.”
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If you want to be a better forecaster today, it helps to let go of your commitment to the opinions you held yesterday.
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Studies…suggest that dissatisfaction promotes creativity only when people feel committed and supported – and that cultural misfits are most likely to add value when they have strong bonds with their colleagues.
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The first rule [of good fight club]: avoiding an argument is bad manners. Silence disrespects the value of your views and our ability to have a civil disagreement.
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Agreeableness is about seeking social harmony, not cognitive consensus. It’s possible to disagree without being disagreeable.
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