You're better at arguing you're right than being right

 A friend criticizing me at a friendly trivia game where he agreed with my arguments three times in a row and I was wrong every time. So to get to confident humility as mentioned in 'Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know' by Adam Grant, I'm reading this.

Also reading 'How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence'  by Michael Pollan. I'm thinking this is just going to reinforce my posts on this; But I shouldn't get arrogant before I finish the book. Darn the book is just a history of psychedelics.

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Experts say playing trivia games can provide a dopamine rush much like gambling, without the negative effects

I bet your doctor and stroke hospital  will never provide this basically free intervention.  When I wasn't traveling for work I would play Team Trivia twice a week at bars. Great for your social connections and with drinking some alcohol great for your balance training. Triple your stroke rehab at one time/place. I bet your doctor never thinks of this.
http://www.healthline.com/health-news/obscure-facts-is-good-for-mental-health#2
It can be quite satisfying and doesn’t have many downsides.
That’s how psychologists describe the mental health benefits of trivia.
The way people play trivia games continues to evolve whether it’s folks enjoying Trivial Pursuit at home or attending a pub trivia night.
But the basic premise remains the same: People enjoy the thrill of providing correct answers to questions about lesser-known facts.

Trivia Question #1

Who was the first U.S. president born in a hospital?

“You get a rush or a neuroreward signal or a dopamine burst from winning,” John Kounios, Ph.D., professor of psychology and director of the doctoral program in applied cognitive and brain sciences at Drexel University in Pennsylvania, told Healthline. “I think whenever you’re challenged with a trivia question and you happen to know it, you get a rush. It’s sort of like gambling.”
He said the benefits can also be similar to those of playing a video game.
However, unlike gambling and even video games, Kounios says trivia is generally not a habit that’s a problem.
“I don’t think there are any pitfalls,” he said. “Like anything else that’s fun, it takes up time.”

Trivia rehabilitation

Once again I wonder how much I should push my answers.
One of the questions tonight;
Whi ch country had the first female prime minister?
A. Britain
B. Australia
C. India
D. Sri Lanka

I choose C and explained my reasoning behind it. The other 7 persons there agreed and we put in the answer. One person suggested D.
The answer is D. The person who suggested D. said, 'That's right, Dean is better at arguing he's right than being right'.   I once convinced a friend three times in a row to use my answer rather than his hunches. He has resolved never to play trivia with me again.
We were still successful tonight 2nd out of 17 teams.

Trivia

I switched from playing on Wed. nights to Tues. nights because friends are on Tues., acquaintances were on Wed. The DJ on Wed. mangled pronouncing the question. On Tues. it is on a screen. Last night we lost most of our points in rounds 1 and 2 because we got the last question of the round wrong on double down or dare. We did awful this week. The best part of this is the consumption of alcohol on the high bar stools. It requires lots of balance to make my way to the rest room. I'm probably using 110% of my brain capacity just to stay upright and functional. Use it or lose it.
Don't follow my ideas.