Four Questions To Help You Test Your Assumptions

In a world of hubris, one thing that stands out is humility. Here are four questions that help you develop your intellectual humility:

1. Do I think more like a soldier or a scout?
Soldiers defend positions, scouts explore new territory.

2. Would I rather be right or would I rather understand?
Long-term knowledge is more valuable than a short-term victory.

3. Do I seek out and solicit opposing views?
Say “Tell me if you disagree?” instead of “Don’t you agree?”

4.Do I enjoy the pleasant surprise of being mistaken?
See being wrong is a success rather than a failure.

Give them a try and let me know your results in the comments below.
With thanks to Dan Pink and Warren Berger: “The Book of Beautiful Questions”