Admit you’re wrong

It is difficult to agree on anything with people who defend their rightness, they are not disposed to cooperate.

The desire to prove one’s case is most common among children and usually lasts until adolescence.

Often, however, the desire to prove one’s case remains even at a more mature age.

If we are wrong

We sometimes turn out to be wrong. Sometime they can show us this (suggest, point out, poke our nose into it), sometime we can understand it ourselves — if there are not enemies next to you, but normal people, then defending your wrong is stupid.

If you realized that you were wrong, then you must admit that you were wrong.

Yes, it’s not easy. To admit one’s wrong, to do it directly and out loud — it can be difficult to admit even to adults and strong people. However, well-mannered and efficient people can do it quite well.

Our reaction depends on who, why and how makes comments or criticizes. Criticism can be fair, unfair and cloudy: when it is not clear what is justified in criticism and what is not. See →