One Way to Make Work More Meaningful
We all overestimate how much we know. Our guest tries a practice in slowing down to ask more questions, and finds it leads to higher quality connections.
\n\nLink to episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/3mxt2f5e
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Episode summary:
\n\nWhat happens when we pause and open up to ideas that we didn\u2019t think of ourselves? This episode is about intellectual humility, the ability to surrender to the idea that we might not have all the information or may not be right. Our guest is Kelly Corrigan, a best-selling author and host of PBS talk show Tell Me More and podcast Kelly Corrigan Wonders. Her teams look to her for direction, but she wanted to see what would happen if she paused more to ask them questions, and found it totally changed her approach to both her work and family life. We also explore science around the subtle ways we react differently to people we disagree with, and how intellectual humility can change that.
\n\nTry this practice: Cultivate Intellectual Humility
\n\nIf you can, write out your answers.
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When you encounter information or an opinion that contradicts your opinion or worldview, ask yourself questions like these:
\nWhy do you disagree?
\nAre you making any assumptions? Might those assumptions be wrong?
\nHow did you come to your opinion?
\nThink about the scenario from the perspective of a person who disagrees with you. Try to imagine how they came to believe what they believe:
\nWhat information might they be basing their opinion off of?
\nWhat values do you think they\u2019re weighing in how they think about this topic?
\nCan you imagine how they came to hold those values?
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3. Tap into your intellectual humility:
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Identify places where, before, you didn\u2019t acknowledge the limitations of what you know
\nNow that you\u2019ve worked to see this issue from another person\u2019s point of view, do you see more value in their perspective?
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Today\u2019s guests:
\n\nKelly Corrigan is the author of five books. She\u2019s also the host for PBS\u2019s longform interview show, Tell Me More and Kelly Corrigan Wonders*.*
\n\nCheck out Kelly\u2019s website: https://www.kellycorrigan.com
\n\nFollow Kelly on Twitter: https://twitter.com/corrigankelly
\n\nFollow Kelly on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellycorrigan/
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Mark Leary is a psychologist and emeritus professor at Duke University.
\n\nLearn more about Mark and his work: https://sites.duke.edu/leary/
\n\nCheck out Mark\u2019s research on Google Scholar: https://tinyurl.com/p8ayz8dn
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Resources from The Greater Good Science Center:
\n\nWhat Does Intellectual Humility Look Like? https://tinyurl.com/5n949h69
\n\nFive Reasons Intellectual Humility is Good for You: https://tinyurl.com/2ce3jrmc
\n\nIntellectual Humility Quiz: https://tinyurl.com/574k99fs
\n\nThree Reasons for Leaders to Cultivate Intellectual Humility: https://tinyurl.com/2s4ecda6
\n\nHow to Know if You\u2019re Actually Humble: https://tinyurl.com/y8js44v
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More Resources on Intellectual Humility
\n\nVox - Intellectual humility: The importance of knowing you might be wrong: https://tinyurl.com/2cryd336
\n\nFinancial Times - Why Intellectual Humility Matters: https://tinyurl.com/5n84hsh7
\n\nPsych Central - How Humility Strengthens Your Relationship: https://tinyurl.com/2fj9a4wh
\n\nUniversity of Notre Dame - To Make Better Decisions, Get More Comfortable Saying \u201cI Don\u2019t Know\u201d\xa0 https://tinyurl.com/3npysxh8
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\n\nThis episode was supported by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation, as part of our project on "Expanding Awareness of the Science of Intellectual Humility." For more on the project, go to www.ggsc.berkeley.edu/IH.