It requires a lot of energy and effort to change your mind.

It also often requires admitting that you were wrong, which then calls into question,

okay, do I have good judgment?

Am I an intelligent person?

Those are questions we don't like to ask about ourselves.

And yet, I would so much rather find out that I was wrong so that now I can get closer

to right than just continue to be wrong.

From the Ted Audio Collective, this is Design Matters with Debbie Milman.

For 17 years, Debbie Milman has been talking with designers and other creative people about

what they do, how they got to be who they are, and what they're thinking about and working

on.

On this episode, Debbie talks with organizational psychologist Adam Grant about rethinking

our assumptions.

If you don't feel a little bit embarrassed by some of your prior opinions and assumptions

and you're not growing.

Hey listener, a quick favor.

We are conducting an audience survey and we'd be really grateful if you could take just

a few minutes to respond.

Please visit survey.prx.org slash design matters to take the survey today.

That's survey.prx.org slash design matters.

Thanks.

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