Changing Your Mind

be confronted head on with new first-party evidence. This is how you change even the most stubborn beliefs. This is how I went from being deeply religious to agnostic in the space of 12 months, from low confidence to self-believing in my transition from childhood to adulthood, and from being a terrified public speaker to having unshakeable confiden

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Ceux dont le point de vue est opposé au vôtre sont absolument convaincus d’avoir raison. Et il est illusoire de croire que vous pourrez y faire quelque chose par la seule force de vos arguments. Il est plus efficace de commencer par adopter leur perspective. Ensuite, en respectant les valeurs sur lesquelles elle repose, faites-les cheminer vers un

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asked, “If you could pick one trait that would predict how someone would turn out, what would it be?” “That’s easy,” he said. “How willing they are to change their mind about what they think they know.” The most valuable people, he continued, weren’t the ones with the best initial ideas, but the ones with the ability to quickly change their minds.

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Just imagine for a day that you do not know anything, that what you believe could be completely false. Let go of your preconceptions and even your most cherished beliefs. Experiment. Force yourself to hold the opposite opinion or see the world through your enemy’s eyes. Listen to the people around you with more attentiveness. See everything as a so

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