We think more resources lead to better ideas. The research shows the opposite. When options are limited, your brain stops coasting and starts searc… - David Epstein

A hallmark of interactions on the best teams is what psychologist Jonathan Baron termed “active open-mindedness.” The best forecasters view their own ideas as hypotheses in need of testing. Their aim is not to convince their teammates of their own expertise, but to encourage their teammates to help them falsify their own notions.

The broad truth is that nature and nurture are so interlaced in any realm of athletic performance that the answer is always: it’s both.

highly credentialed experts can become so narrow-minded that they actually get worse with experience, even while becoming more confident — a dangerous combination.