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Are You Really Open Minded? A Refresher on Finding the Best Solutions to Problems as a Good Teammate!

Kaleb M on August 15, 2019

Throughout the summer I've been reading through critical thinking books, such as Thinking Fast and Slow, The Art of Critical Thinking, Super Thinki...
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Louie Aroy

This is very timely! ^^

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Kaleb M

Why is that? Making a big decision? Hope it helps !!

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𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐝

(are brains are weird huh?).

Slight typo here (first "are" should be "our")

This quote I found most interesting:

"Closed-minded people say things like 'I could be wrong...but here's my opinion."

I like to think I'm quite open minded, and I often start with "I could be wrong.." as a way to open the discussion, to understand the other person's opinion without them feeling like they're forcing their perspective on me. Do your books elaborate on why starting with "I could be wrong" is closed minded?

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Alfie Darko

Great article, thanks!