Upsides of an Open Mind

1. You can apply new ideas to your problems

2. People want to share ideas with you

3. You don't feel frustrated

4. You don't see things as zero sum

5. Problems are puzzles rather than well, problems

6. You have more interests

7. Takes your ego out of the process

8. Easier to collaborate

9. Easier to get other people to buy-in

10. Easier to connect analogies