You can hear Tenelle Porter discuss the virtues of intellectual humility with Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens on The Minefield. “I disagree with myself.” That’s what a third-grade boy said in front of ...

All of us have experienced situations in which we needed more confidence—in the classroom, on the athletic field, at work, on stage, or in our social lives. Along the way, our parents, teachers, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. What makes some people believe in conspiracy theories and false news reports more than others? Is it their ...

As a leader, do you feel like you have to know it all? Or that expressing uncertainty or revising your viewpoints would undermine your effectiveness as a leader? Unfortunately, this way of thinking ...

Admitting to being wrong can be difficult. But ‘intellectual humility’ is a trainable trait that deepens relationships You may be familiar with the feeling. Someone factchecks you mid-conversation or ...

Humility is lauded as a virtue in most world cultures and wisdom traditions. But I’m wary of those who counsel deferential or pious humility to contain and admonish those who have strong opinions and ...

There are a lot of reasons behind the political polarization of the country and the deterioration of civic discourse. I wonder if a lack of humility is one of them. In his recent book, The Death of ...