463 - You're Not as Open-Minded As You Think

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🗓️ 12 March 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Today we're talking about being open-minded: what it means, how it's often misunderstood, and how we're probably not as good at it as we think we are. Typically people think of open-mindedness as a good thing, especially among younger folks, but it's hard to research it, given how difficult it is to objectively measure. We'll be going over some of the research that has been done on open-mindedness, as well as some actionable tips about how to actually be more open-minded in everyday life. If this show is helpful to you, consider joining our amazing community of like-minded listeners at patreon.com/Multiamory. You can also get access to ad-free episodes, group video discussions, bonus episodes, and more! Connect with your partner every day using Paired. Download the app at paired.com/MULTI.This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/multi and get 10% off your first month.Quality lube is essential for good sexual experiences. Try our absolute favorite, Uberlube and get 10% off plus free shipping with promo code MULTIAMORYJoin Beducated for 40% off their yearly pass and level up your sex life at https://beducate.me/pd2410-multiamory with promo code multiamory Multiamory was created by Dedeker Winston, Jase Lindgren, and Emily Matlack.Our theme music is Forms I Know I Did by Josh and Anand.Follow us on Instagram @Multiamory_Podcast and visit our website Multiamory.com. We are a proud member of the Pleasure Podcasts network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Again, a lot of people believe that they are open-minded, but that's based on people's self-assessment and self-judgment, and that's really hard to measure or to find to be reliable at least from a research perspective
0:18.8	you know because there's a lot of factors that influence that It is socially desirable to be
0:23.2	open-minded. And also we just tend to gloss over our own cognitive biases
0:29.3	as it is. So for example, I think that it is incentivized for you to describe yourself as someone who is open-minded to maybe different views or different opinions.
0:41.0	Or sometimes this is maybe even masked with the sort of phrase of like, you know,
0:45.4	like I don't need everyone to agree with me, right? Or I'm fine with people disagreeing with me.
0:50.4	But then you might look at their social circles or their news sources and that may suggest otherwise.
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1:27.0	Forcinator for myself to fit. On this episode of the Multiamery Podcast we're talking about
1:39.5	open-mindedness, what it really means, how it's misunderstood, and how we're likely much, much worse at it than we think we are.
1:49.0	Most people out there identify open-mindedness as a positive trait, especially among younger generations, and most people
1:56.4	that you meet will say that they're open-minded.
1:59.3	I remember years ago I heard about this on job applications, that open-minded is a thing that gets put on there a lot.
2:05.0	However, research struggles with actually measuring that for a couple reasons.
2:10.0	One is that open-mindedness is a difficult thing to measure because what does that really mean?
2:16.5	What do we really mean when we say that?
2:19.4	And then the other thing that's interesting is when you do study it, you find out that most of us are not very open-minded at all, no matter where we fall on the political spectrum, for example.
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