I recently heard a phrase I love: Mental liquidity. It’s the ability to quickly abandon previous beliefs when the world changes or when you come across new information.
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- [note::Similar to "epistemic humility"]

So much of what people call “conviction” is actually a willful disregard for facts that might change their minds.
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For a lot of things in life – particularly politics, investing, and relationships – people don’t necessarily want the truth; they want certainty. Changing your mind is hard because it’s an admission that the certainty you once thought you held was an illusion. The path of least resistance is to cling to beliefs for dear life.
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I recently heard a phrase I love: Mental liquidity. It’s the ability to quickly abandon previous beliefs when the world changes or when you come across new information.
- View Highlight
-
- [note::Similar to "epistemic humility"]

So much of what people call “conviction” is actually a willful disregard for facts that might change their minds.
- View Highlight
- favorite,

For a lot of things in life – particularly politics, investing, and relationships – people don’t necessarily want the truth; they want certainty. Changing your mind is hard because it’s an admission that the certainty you once thought you held was an illusion. The path of least resistance is to cling to beliefs for dear life.
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