Plan for the worst-case scenario to make it as good as possible.

Recognize the signs of closed-mindedness and open-mindedness that you should watch out for.

Understand how you can become radically open-minded.

Regularly use pain as your guide toward quality reflection.

Make being open-minded a habit.

Get to know your blind spots.

If a number of different believable people say you are doing something wrong and you are the only one who doesn’t see it that way, assume that you are probably biased.

Meditate.

Be evidence-based and encourage others to be the same.

Do everything in your power to help others also be open-minded.

Use evidence-based decision-making tools.

Know when it’s best to stop fighting and have faith in your decision-making process.

Understand That People Are Wired Very Differently

Understand the power that comes from knowing how you and others are wired.

We are born with attributes that can both help us and hurt us, depending on their application.

Meaningful work and meaningful relationships aren’t just nice things we chose for ourselves—they are genetically programmed into us.

Understand the great brain battles and how to control them to get what “you” want.

Realize that the conscious mind is in a battle with the subconscious mind.

Know that the most constant struggle is between feeling and thinking.

Reconcile your feelings and your thinking.

Choose your habits well.

Train your “lower-level you” with kindness and persistence to build the right habits.

Understand the differences between right-brained and left-brained thinking.

Understand how much the brain can and cannot change.

Find out what you and others are like.

Introversion vs. extroversion.

Intuiting vs. sensing.

Thinking vs. feeling.

Planning vs. perceiving.

Creators vs. refiners vs. advancers vs. executors vs. flexors.

Focusing on tasks vs. focusing on goals.

Workplace Personality Inventory.

Shapers are people who can go from visualization to actualization.
