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Admitting That You Are Wrong Is A Positive Thing
When we err, we risk social ostracism or embarrassment.
Admitting that you’re wrong actually improves our reputation.
By owning up to our errors, others see us as friendlier and more agreeable.
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The Familiar Feeling Of Being Wrong
Being wrong is an unavoidable aspect of the human condition. Defining what constitutes “wrong,” however, can get messy. People can be wrong about any multitude of things, from misremembering the name of a ’90s pop song to incorrectly casting blame onto a friend during a heated argument. Mistakes ...
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Use Mistakes as An Opportunity to Model Wrongness
- Normalizing wrongness can help people more easily come to realizations of their own fallibility
- If we see people own up to mistakes and move on from them, it may be that we are more likely to admit fault ourselves
- Uncovering a mistake in your work allows you to grow
- H...
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Barriers To Recognizing Error
Cognitive dissonance: When two beliefs or behaviours conflict or when a person’s actions contradict their beliefs. This conflict usually results in anxiety or feelings of uncertainty.
The motivation to reduce the dissonance leads us to double down on our beliefs and come ba...
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Embarrassment Is a Fear Response
Embarrassment is a self-conscious emotion dictated by a disconnect between how we feel we should respond or act in public and how we actually respond or act.
We are most likely to be embarrassed when we believe we have not lived up to what society asks of us or when we are on the re...
Why we lack the courage to step up
Most of us think we will have the courage to confront someone to do the right thing, but we will often fail to step up when actually facing a situation.
- One factor that prevents us from speaking up is our fear of the consequences, such as losing a friendship, getting...
Social Comparisons
A social comparison happens when we are measuring ourselves by the success or the failures of others. We all use social comparisons to motivate ourselves.
- Upward comparisons make us dissatisfied, as we line up ourselves with someone better than us.
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