The other thing, that’s even harder to do, is to admit you’re wrong about stuff right now, and you’ll regret it in the future.
It’s easy to look back at your past self and admit that that guy made some bone-headed mistakes. But, the chances are very good that right now you strongly believe some things that will be just as wrong as those other beliefs your past self had.
It’s a learned skill. Once I realise I am wrong about something, admitting that is trivial. Coming to the conclusion you are wrong is also trivial on hard facts based things. But on emotional topics, that’s the real challenge. Admitting “I overreacted, sorry for lashing out”, as a prime example.
I think it’s enough to accept that opininons are not facts & not treat my own opinions as facts. Accordingy, I don’t have deeply held beliefs I can realize to have been wrong about in the future.
Because my deeply held beliefs come down to “Don’t be an asshole”. And I won’t have been wrong about that ;) Everything else is either derived conclusions from that, or opinions that I realise not everyone shares.
The other thing, that’s even harder to do, is to admit you’re wrong about stuff right now, and you’ll regret it in the future.
It’s easy to look back at your past self and admit that that guy made some bone-headed mistakes. But, the chances are very good that right now you strongly believe some things that will be just as wrong as those other beliefs your past self had.
It’s a learned skill. Once I realise I am wrong about something, admitting that is trivial. Coming to the conclusion you are wrong is also trivial on hard facts based things. But on emotional topics, that’s the real challenge. Admitting “I overreacted, sorry for lashing out”, as a prime example.
No, you don’t understand. I’m not talking about admitting it when you now realize you were wrong in the past.
I’m saying that some of the things you think you’re right about are things you’ll actually regret in the future.
It’s about having humility about even your deeply held beliefs.
I think it’s enough to accept that opininons are not facts & not treat my own opinions as facts. Accordingy, I don’t have deeply held beliefs I can realize to have been wrong about in the future.
Because my deeply held beliefs come down to “Don’t be an asshole”. And I won’t have been wrong about that ;) Everything else is either derived conclusions from that, or opinions that I realise not everyone shares.