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Being humble about what you know is just one part of what makes you a good thinker

  • Written by Eranda Jayawickreme, Professor of Psychology & Senior Research Fellow, Program for Leadership and Character, Wake Forest University
Being humble about what you know is just one part of what makes you a good thinkerGood thinking is built from many ingredients.skynesher/E+ via Getty Images

What does it mean to be a good thinker? Recent research suggests that acknowledging you can be wrong plays a vital role.

I had these studies in mind a few months ago when I was chatting with a history professor about a class she was teaching to first-year students here at...

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