#open-mindedness
Explore Books, Authors and Common Highlights on Open-mindedness
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Collaboration and open-mindedness are essential for success.
From The Changing World Order by Ray Dalio
Assume that your beliefs could be wrong.
From Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models by Gabriel Weinberg and Lauren McCann
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
From The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle
Being open to changing your mind is a strength, not a weakness.
From The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef
It's impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
From The Art of Living by Epictetus
The mind is like a parachute. It works best when it's open.
From The Violinist's Thumb by Sam Kean
The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.
From When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön
The man who is convinced of the truth of his beliefs is not likely to be open to the possibility that they are wrong.
From The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
Traveling opens our minds to new possibilities.
From The Lunatic Express: Discovering the World via Its Most Dangerous Buses, Boats, Trains, and Planes by Carl Hoffman
Being a scout means being willing to change our minds when presented with new evidence.
From The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef