Admire your post Quentin but not surprised that you have the commitment to the truth to make it. Only people who are using their energies to try and make a difference make mistakes. Only the best correct them.
You are kind. In terms of "low cost, high reward" things a person can do, deciding you were wrong and moving to a better view is right up there with tipping the hotel maid. More people should try it.
So glad you mentioned Kathryn Schulz’s amazing book, Being Wrong. For me, it’s been one of those rare books that made me rethink my own inner workings. I especially love her basic question: what does being wrong feel like (present tense, as you think the wrong thing)? It feels exactly like being right. Words to live by!
And, as social media has taught us, for many people the feeling of being right, versus the momentary anxiety of admitting you were wrong and correcting for that, is very powerful.
I met her when she gave a talk on what became the book. It was absolutely captivating.
Admire your post Quentin but not surprised that you have the commitment to the truth to make it. Only people who are using their energies to try and make a difference make mistakes. Only the best correct them.
You are kind. In terms of "low cost, high reward" things a person can do, deciding you were wrong and moving to a better view is right up there with tipping the hotel maid. More people should try it.
So glad you mentioned Kathryn Schulz’s amazing book, Being Wrong. For me, it’s been one of those rare books that made me rethink my own inner workings. I especially love her basic question: what does being wrong feel like (present tense, as you think the wrong thing)? It feels exactly like being right. Words to live by!
That's well put, thanks.
And, as social media has taught us, for many people the feeling of being right, versus the momentary anxiety of admitting you were wrong and correcting for that, is very powerful.
I met her when she gave a talk on what became the book. It was absolutely captivating.