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Open Source Your Mind

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Learning from Other Viewpoints 0

Personal Growth & Insights

Learning from Other Viewpoints

I enjoy talking to people with different viewpoints and opinions. Either I learn something new and see something from a new perspective, or they unintentionally provide me more evidence as to why I was correct in the first place...
I Try 0

Personal Growth & Insights

I Try

You know, I try hard to correct myself when I am wrong. I don't like being wrong. I don't like being called wrong. I want to be right, and am willing to change myself to be right. For example, I wrote this big long article yesterday morning, and this morning I realized that I was…
The Process of Being Open Minded 0

Personal Growth & Insights

The Process of Being Open Minded

To make sure you remain open-minded, it is useful to follow a certain process to make sure that you have the best possible understanding of a particular topic. This process is ongoing, and a truly open-minded person is continuously learning and adjusting based on new input. Research and observe.  Ask questions. Draw conclusions based on research…
Eliminating Stereotypes 0

Society & Social Issues

Eliminating Stereotypes

The ability humans have to group similar things together assists us in our learning process but that same process can also blind us from the true nature of things. The most annoying and potentially most dangerous manifestation of that is stereotypes and assumptions about a person based on various input (race, class, color, creed, gender,…