Changing your mind

We all hate being faced with being told we are wrong, the mind’s natural response is to be defensive, justify our position, and dig in our heels. But sometimes we need to face that we might be wrong and need to rethink what is going on. Nature did an article on this very subject a few years ago.

This seems to be relevant right now thanks to our very contentious politics. Even if we do not agree with the other side it is so helpful to understand where they are coming from and what their position is so that you can recognize not only what they think but the feelings behind the viewpoint. We all have opinions and these are reflective of our views of ourselves and our core values which is why it is so hard to change our minds since it may mean we were wrong about ourselves.