You've been told that better thinking means more reflection. The research suggests something stranger and points to what ...

Teaching open-mindedness is part of the essential mission of education, says Jonathan Adler, a professor of philosophy at the City University of New York’s Graduate Center. Teaching open-mindedness is ...

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio emphasized the importance of radical open-mindedness in decision-making, arguing that growth and better outcomes come from actively questioning one's assumptions. On ...

In my most recent post, 12 Important Dispositions for Critical Thinking - as the title suggests, I presented a list of dispositions that are likely to enhance the quality of one’s thinking.

Harvey, Jean-François, Kevin J. Johnson, Kathryn S. Roloff, and Amy C. Edmondson. "From Orientation to Behavior: The Interplay Between Learning Orientation, Open-mindedness, and Psychological Safety ...

In contrast, an open mind can very easily accept and also respect the other person’s viewpoints or ideas. It has the willingness to cordially listen to people’s views, accept their different ideas, ...

Everybody likes to consider themselves open-minded. (Few, if any, people would proudly claim, "Nah, I'm closed-minded.") Like kindness and humility, open-mindedness is widely perceived as a good ...