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Tag: wrong

How to Admit You’re Wrong

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 ~ cafebedouin

Related to yesterday's post, where the ideas are of a piece: "Kathryn Schulz loosely defines being wrong “as a deviation from external reality, or an internal upheaval in what we believe” — with the caveat that wrongness is too vast to fit neatly into either category.......“We’re highly motivated to reduce that uncertainty,” Fetterman says. “Oftentimes, … Continue reading How to Admit You’re Wrong

Mistakes are Opportunities

April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 ~ cafebedouin

https://youtu.be/FL4LxrN-iyw "Making what anyone would reasonably call a mistake in the middle of one of Davis’ solos—hitting a noticeably wrong chord—Hancock reacted as most of us would, with dismay. 'Miles paused for a second,' he says, 'and then he played some notes that made my chord right… Miles was able to turn something that was … Continue reading Mistakes are Opportunities

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