A wonderful reminder from Shel Silverstein to never let others limit your potential.
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Intelligence is usually seen as the ability to think and learn, but in a rapidly changing world, there's another set of cognitive skills that might matter more: the ability to rethink and unlearn. In our daily lives, too many of us favor the comfort of conviction over the discomfort of doubt.
I’m joined by speaker, international executive and five-time author Margaret Heffernan.
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