The economist J.K. Galbraith once wrote, “Faced with a choice between changing one’s mind and proving there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy with the proof.”
What if our default thought was, “What if I’m wrong?”
What disharmony, frustration, or wasted effort would we avoid? What personal learning, improved relationships, and better answers would we gain?
The cost of defensiveness is higher than we think.