Being open-minded means having the ability to consider other perspectives and trying to be empathetic to other people, even when you disagree with them. Of course, open-mindedness has its limits.

The payoff for sometimes being closed-minded. Resolving such foundational issues means that I have a set of guiding principles for deciding how to spend my time and money.

As is most everything in life, being open-minded is hard work. It actually takes conscientious effort. Like being charitable or becoming a violin virtuoso, it requires practice. One does not become ...

We'd all like to think we're open to new ideas and curious about how others see the world. But our brains aren't wired that way — in fact, being open-minded takes some conscious practice.

As stated in the conclusion of the study, “Just as open people are often described as being able to ‘see’ more opportunities when presented with familiar objects (Silvia et al., 2008), we ...

Many scientists take a certain pride in the objective nature of their work. The data are the data, no matter who’s conducting the experiment. But growing body of research suggests that’s not ...