‘Research shows that people with higher intellectual humility think more critically, and are less biased and less prone to dogmatism.’Photograph: Albert Beck Wenzell You may be familiar with the ...

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Are you willing to concede if you don’t know something? Or do you get defensive when someone questions your beliefs? Your answers might say a lot about how much “intellectual humility” you have.