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Maria Popova
Noodle Expert Member

October 04, 2021

"That’s your responsibility as a person, as a human being — to constantly be updating your positions on as many things as possible. And if you don’t contradict yourself on a regular basis, then you’re not thinking."

That’s your responsibility as a person, as a human being — to constantly be updating your positions on as many things as possible. And if you don’t contradict yourself on a regular basis, then you’re not thinking.

I don’t always agree with Malcolm Gladwell, but find his thoughts on [criticism, tolerance, and the art of changing one’s mind][1] incredibly spot-on and necessary in our world.

[1]: http://www.brainpickings.org/2014/06/24/malcolm-gladwell-nypl-interview/