Holding the belief that I’m always to some degree wrong may be the single most useful and freeing phenomenon I’ve ever experienced.
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It makes constantly learning and questioning oneself almost morally obligatory — and knowing that you are never fully “right” mitigates the instinct to defensiveness which makes it easier to parse new information with a clear head.
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This is so true! It really feels good when you realise you know very little too. It gives you a different perspective when you start to process the scale of the universe and how tiny you are in comparison. And the most liberating thought of all -
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- Your only obligation to the universe is to exist and that will happen regardless of what you do. You could have been a lifeless piece of carbon but you’re a person so take advantage of it.