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A self-help kit for closed minds

Here, then, are some ways to get in touch with reality in the fastest and most efficient way, which is to renounce those habits that close your mind.

1. Stop believing that you’re right. Examine the compulsion that forces you to be right all the time.

2. Don’t make every argument us versus them.

3. Be less attached to winning and more attached to the truth.

4. Don’t color every issue with morality. Right and wrong are generally useless when it comes to finding creative solutions.

5. Write down the five fundamental beliefs that guide your life. Now write down the best arguments against those beliefs.

6. When you are the most emotional about any issue, assume that you are blinding yourself. An open mind is calm, centered, flexible, and tolerant of opposing views.

7. When you are thinking of saying an idea that you know came from someone else, let go of it.

8. Most people either automatically agree or automatically disagree. Examine this trait in yourself and give it up.

9. Be aware of how you feel before you speak. Feelings are closer to the truth than words.

10. Walk in someone else’s shoes before you judge them.

via: deepak chopra