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Sunday, January 13, 2013

Meditations XXXXV

From Marcus Aurelius' "Meditations":


“Remember that to change your mind upon occasion, and to follow him that is able to rectify you, is equally ingenuous, as to find out at the first what is right and just, without help.”

The skill of learning to take criticism and correction is so essential to continual improvement. We must always be open to reconsider the "truths" we hold dear. New information should impel us to re-evaluate what we think we know. Thus shall we become seekers of truth, and not merely spewers of personal dogma. I have always considered this to be the mark of a truly great mind: that it can rationally consider new evidence, incorporate that evidence into its existing framework, and adjust itself accordingly.

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