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No Stupid Questions · 2026-07-12 · 33 min · 5,847 words

83. Can You Change Your Mind Without Losing Face?

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This is BS. I'm Angela Duckworth. I'm Steven Dubner. And you're listening to no stupid questions. Today on the show, what's the cost of admitting you're wrong?

Ooh, this is so uncomfortable, I don't really want to do it. No, no, wait, hold on. I'm gonna put up my grown-up pants. Angela, I recently had An embarrassing. Moment.

That I thought I could turn into a question for you. That will not be embarrassing for you. Mm- This is like my favorite thing. It's gonna be embarrassing for you. Exactly. Great. So I was having a conversation with a neighbor of mine, an elderly Japanese fellow. And the shoes I was wearing happened to be this brand of

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