A batch of the best highlights from what Todd's read, .
**Openness**
21. How often do I hear points of view that differ from my own?
22. How direct and candid are people when they disagree with me?
23. How do I respond to them when that happens?
24. How would the people who disagree with me characterize these interactions?
25. When did someone last disagree with me in public?
Compasses and Weathervanes
edbatista
The more ways your identity can be threatened by casual daily interactions, the more valuable it will be to cultivate the Stoic (and Buddhist, and CBT) ability to not be emotionally reactive, to not let others control your mind and your cortisol levels.
The Coddling of the American Mind
Greg Lukianoff, Jonathan Haidt
Are there examples of criticism you've acted upon? Have you rewarded a critic (for example, by promoting him)? Do you go out of your way to make it easier for other people to criticize you?