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What If You Are the One Who’s Wrong?

Solve your conflicts without casualties

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Gustavo Razzetti
Feb 17, 2019
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Solve your conflicts without casualties.

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“My specialty is being right when other people are wrong.” — George Bernard Shaw

We are always wrong with being right.

The human mind is both brilliant and pathetic — we are continually making new scientific advances, but continue being error-prone (and ignorant about the fact).

You probably think you know much more than you actually do — just like me and everyone else.

We often assume we know how things work but are clueless. We believe we make logical decisions, yet facts don’t change our minds. Even when we realize we are wrong, we keep denying it.

Winning an argument matters more than learning something new — we love being right.

What if we accept we are always wrong? And stop pretending we know everything. This mindset can end infallibility battles. Hear me out before you think I’m wrong :)

Why Always Being Right Can Be Wrong

“Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it.” 
― Leo Tolstoy

Facts do…

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