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YOU DON’T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE RIGHT
Trust Me on This, I’m Not Wrong
If you never change your mind, why have one?
—EDWARD DE BONO
Preserve your reputation and help make someone else’s by not always being right. A desperate fear of being wrong should signal to you that . . . something is very wrong. An overattachment to being infallible is a sign of insecurity. If you want to flex your strength and affirm your position in a group, admit that there are limits to your knowledge and be inquisitive about opposing opinions. Standing resolute, ears closed, arms crossed, and mind shut off from new information signals vulnerability and fear.
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