&gt; It really is too bad that we are hardwired to suck at being corrected.<p>Why do you think that? Speak for yourself.<p>The foundation of human society is transmission of knowledge and skills. We spend a great deal of our time learning from others, which involves correction based on observation of others as well as instruction from others.<p>When people are receptive to being corrected, they are very good at being corrected. When they resist being corrected, they are very bad at it. Why do they resist? Probably because we often find ourselves in social situations where accepting criticism from others is considered submissive and a penalty to social standing.<p>People who consider each other equals tend to be very receptive to mutual correction.<p>People who are vying to be the dominant one in a relationship are very hostile towards being corrected.