Thousands of empirical studies have informed radical humility. Eight key principles underpin many of the recommendations that emanate from these studies, especially on how to foster a more humble society. For more information, click on each principle:
Principles
Principle 1. Seek modest gains incrementally over colossal gains suddenly
Principle 2. Do not assume that one solution will ever become the only solution or even the best solution.
Principle 3. When choosing which approaches to pursue, prioritise the options that your opponents would also embrace.
Principle 4. Appreciate the benefits and opportunities in the unfamiliar, the unpredictable, and the uncomfortable
Principle 5. Practices that imply that people can grow help people grow
Principle 6. Disrupt the extent to which increases in status, often emanating from luck, ignite further increases in status
Principle 7. Reward and encourage transient sacrifices now to benefit our life and society later.
Principle 8: Uncover opportunities to empower, and to relinquish power, now to attract support later.
