XVIIIPrinciple 18 of 21

Hold opinions loosely, act firmly

The two failures are certainty that cannot revise and doubt that cannot commit. What is wanted is neither: convictions strong enough to act on and held loosely enough to…

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The two failures are certainty that cannot revise and doubt that cannot commit. What is wanted is neither: convictions strong enough to act on and held loosely enough to update, with the updating treated as competence rather than defeat.

The practice

Say publicly, once, that you have changed your mind about something and why.

A question to carry

Which of my positions am I defending because it is mine rather than because it is right?

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