Exercise 3: Applying Actively Open-Minded Thinking to a Real Belief — Possible Solution
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This exercise has no single correct belief to examine - the point is
applying the technique concretely to something genuinely held. A
worked example, using the belief "working from home makes me more
productive than working from an office":

WHAT ACTIVELY OPEN-MINDED THINKING CONCRETELY REQUIRES:

1. Deliberately search for the strongest real arguments and evidence
   AGAINST this belief specifically - not a search for "productivity
   research" in general, but specifically for studies, expert opinions,
   or personal accounts that argue remote work reduces productivity for
   people in a role similar to mine.

2. Read at least one genuinely strong version of the opposing case in
   full - not a weak or easily dismissed version, but the most credible
   argument available - and seriously consider whether its specific
   reasoning applies to my own actual situation.

3. Identify one concrete piece of evidence that, if I found it, would
   actually change my mind - and then honestly check whether that
   evidence already exists, rather than only checking evidence that
   would confirm what I already believe.

This is different from simply "keeping an open mind" in the abstract -
it requires an actual, concrete action (searching for and reading a
real disconfirming source) rather than just a mental attitude.

ANSWER: (worked example) For "I'm more productive working from home,"
actively open-minded thinking would require actually searching for and
reading the strongest available case that remote work reduces
productivity, seriously weighing whether its reasoning applies to my
own specific situation, and naming one concrete piece of evidence that
would genuinely change my mind - not just affirming that I'm open to
being wrong in principle.

WHY THIS WORKS AS AN ANSWER
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This translates the chapter's own abstract technique into concrete,
specific actions applied to a real belief, rather than a vague
restatement of "consider other viewpoints."