The Mantra of Honesty, Curious, Respect

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I think some people are honestly in that space and not because they, they don't like everything. But because they're afraid it's leading us somewhere dark. If we're not more vigilant, what is more vigilance mean? And to me more Vigilance is leaning in even further. It right to the thing that scares you most. I don't see another way out. We have a nice mantra toward the end of your book, which I like to think is my mantra. It's three words, honesty, curiosity, respect. You would too if you had a longer it's a sign you carried so if you Had a bigger sign, you probably would have added humility.

In our highly polarized times, everyone seems obsessed with the truth: what is it, who has it, and which side's got it all wrong. What we don't seem to care about, says journalist Monica Guzman, is the truth behind perspectives other than our own. Listen as Guzman and host Russ Roberts discuss Guzman's book I Never Thought of It That Way, a call to get interested in the people behind the positions, and the experiences, hopes, and fears that lead to their beliefs. Guzman and Roberts also discuss the role of great questions in sparking meaningful conversations, and how we can not only get along with, but even learn from, those with whom we ardently disagree.