How Classrooms Can Promote Intellectual Humility—Or Discourage It
Two new studies reveal the ways that teachers and schools can encourage students to be humble and feel comfortable making mistakes.
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Does Depression Improve Your Judgment?
There's a theory that most people are unjustifiably optimistic, while depressed people are more realistic—but that may be wrong.
The Younger Generation Isn’t Lazy; They’re Burned Out
Today’s young people are intelligent and kind, but they are overworked and burned out.
Six Ways to Break Your Creative Blocks
Unlocking your creative potential starts with setting up your environment and cultivating the right attitude.
How Humility Can Help Us Bridge Our Political Divides
With so much political division, we may need to practice more modesty to communicate and cooperate.
What Humble Kids Have in Common
Here’s what research has learned so far about humility in children.
We’re Biased to Think Men Are Smarter, and That Hurts Women
A new study suggests that people are more likely to refer men for jobs that require high intellect.
The Benefits of Admitting When You Don’t Know
Cultivating intellectual humility may help us learn better—and have more productive ideological debates.