When to Let Go of ‘Being Right’

When to Let Go of ‘Being Right’

When my cousin and I were both 15 and learning to drive, I remember his dad (my uncle) saying something that stuck with me. He was talking about waiting to make sure other cars do what they’re supposed to do before you hit the gas, assuming that they’ll do what they’re supposed to do.  The memory goes like this: My cousin was driving, stopped at a 4-way intersection. A car was coming on the cross street. He had completed his stop, so he started …