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A little less 'Ego' and a little more humility

Dr Catherine Darnell, Research Fellow in the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues writes for the Social Sciences Birmingham blog. The antidote for egotism may therefore be a humble one; rather than deny our limitations, take ownership of them, seek ways to improve them, listen to different points of view, acknowledge alternative conclusions and be ready to repeat this all again.

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