Why Certainty is Killing Curiosity β€” And Our Conversations | Zachary Elwood on DTH

πŸ” Certainty feels safe. But it might be sabotaging your ability to understand others. In this thought-provoking clip from Derate The Hate podcast, Zachary Elwood and Wilk Wilkinson unpack how reactive certainty and team-based thinking distort our viewsβ€”and why curiosity is the key to bridging divides. 🧠 Zach explains how we’re wired to jump to conclusionsβ€”especially when the internet throws fake news and polarizing content at us daily. Wilk shares how even when he feels β€œ100% certain,” he intentionally keeps space for curiosity to understand others without fear of losing himself in the process. πŸŽ™οΈ From Zach’s powerful new book, How Contempt Destroys Democracy, to practical wisdom on emotional discipline and critical thinkingβ€”this is a must-watch for anyone serious about better conversations in a divided world. πŸ“˜ Learn more about Zach’s new book: www.american-anger.com πŸŽ™οΈ Explore Zach’s podcast: People Who Read People ▢️ YouTube – People Who Read People Podcast Please follow 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕 on: X: https://twitter.com/DerateTheHate Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DerateTheHate Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/derate_the_hate πŸ”” Subscribe for weekly tools on conflict resolution & depolarization: π‘Ύπ’†π’π’„π’π’Žπ’† 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕! www.DerateTheHate.com *π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑀𝑠 𝑒π‘₯π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘ π‘’π‘‘ 𝑏𝑦 π‘Šπ‘–π‘™π‘˜, β„Žπ‘–π‘  𝑔𝑒𝑒𝑠𝑑 β„Žπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘π‘  &/π‘œπ‘Ÿ 𝑔𝑒𝑒𝑠𝑑𝑠 π‘œπ‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π·π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π»π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘€π‘› π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘Žπ‘‘π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘π‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘Žπ‘›π‘¦ π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘”π‘Žπ‘›π‘–π‘§π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘¦ π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘€π‘–π‘ π‘’ 𝑏𝑒 π‘Žπ‘“π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘–π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž.

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