A few suggestions: The degree to which it's difficult to admit you're wrong is probably aligned with the manner in which you asserted whatever it was you were

A few suggestions: The degree to which it's difficult to admit you're wrong is probably aligned with the manner in which you asserted whatever it was you were wrong about. If you dug in your heels, or were assertive without good reason... it might be the posture that is as hard to back down from, as much as the thing you were trying to convey. If you assume the best of someone else's effort to communicate, and you step in incrementally into what you're trying to convey, it's easier to back off. If you've wholesale essayed a long and intricate point, you've also built the hill on which you're standing, and may topple from. Being aware of the scope of what you're trying to convey can also make it easier to create loosely coupled assertions, each of which are more flexible than if you've tightly coupled (in language) the things you're trying to tie together. And, of course, being aware of your ego demands. If things are rising, why? If you're hot, why? If you're speaking, have you listened? Using mindfulness to see things as they are may help you before you even do the thing you may need to admit was wrong, later.