“Our culture can provide an approach to issues that will help us see solutions, but it can also hinder us. A strong cultural identity, if it produces a deeply ingrained approach to problems, can make it more difficult to change that approach, even if it is not working. On the other hand, exposing yourself to other cultures is beneficial, because those who grew up in or work within a different culture will often have different attitudes toward life, and studies show that simply interacting with such people can open our minds and increase our elasticity of thought. The broader perspective that such exposure brings makes us more likely to break our old patterns and free ourselves from rigid thought patterns that may be holding us back.”

#LeonardMlodinow, Elastic: The Power of Flexible Thinking

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