Admitting you’re wrong can be a difficult task but acknowledging your cognitive blind spots is a crucial tool for learning. Embracing intellectual humility as a virtue means that you’re recognizing that the things you believe in might, in fact, be wrong. Most important of all, by being intellectually humble you’re growing closer to the truth and, thus, you’re better at discerning fake information.
Why and how to become more intellectually humble
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