Confident Humility - The Next Level

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I've often thought that masochism is a clever adaptation to a world in which you will experience pain. But one of my favorite word sequences in your book is confident humility, which you brought up earlier. This has always struck me as one of the great benefits of middle age. And it turns out to be this great news that actually, if you're really genuinely becoming more confident, you're probably becoming more humble at the same time.

We’re taught that the mark of surefire intelligence is the ability to think and learn. But in his new book, “Think Again,” Adam Grant says that in our turbulent world, there’s a more important skill: the ability to rethink and unlearn. If you can learn how to revise your opinions, check your ego, and admit when you’re wrong, then you’ll be on a path toward wisdom and joy.