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Why it matters to be open minded

In the first place, you are going to miss a hell lot of opportunities to accomplish something awesome.

There are opportunities showing up every day, but only a few people are taking advantage of at least few of them.

Let's think about this: you are contacted by a local broker that is trying to convince you to invest in a great start-up. You decline and later discover that this just became a big company.

By having a bad general conception about local brokers, you are not giving credit to an ending that could have been great.

This happens very often. Open mindness could make you rich.

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How to be open minded

By not believing that your concepts are buletproof.

The skill of being open minded stands in how capable you are to have a second thought even for a seemingly straight forward situation.

When we are intepreting a situation, we are counting on a conception

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“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.”

ISAAC ASIMOV

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Why it makes so much difference to be open to new ideas

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Ciprian Ionescu

@technosignature

Failure is the best opportunity to begin again. Passionate about cybersecurity, astronomy, psychology, philosophy and physics. Opinions are mine. Judge for yourself.

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