If you're competent and happen to be wrong, admitting it underscores your competence. Conversely: you can't fight reality, but trying just makes you look worse

If you're competent and happen to be wrong, admitting it underscores your competence. Conversely: you can't fight reality, but trying just makes you look worse. For me, I've always respected people who admit they're wrong. It shows they know they're capable enough generally to show weakness and know it won't affect them negatively. Basically, if admitting your mistake doesn't shed light onto anything but the fact that you made one mistake, it won't negatively affect you in a context in which you wish to be working. If you're good at what you do, nobody who matters will not be convinced you're not by a single error. Additionally, if you have an area in which you recognize you need growth, humbly admitting that and taking steps to grow also looks amazing on you (again, to the people who matter). I hope these points of perspective can help. It's anecdotal, but they're things I've re-discovered numerous times in my own and the professional lives of those around me whom I respect.