379. How to Change Your Mind

There are a lot of barriers to changing your mind: ego, overconfidence, inertia — and cost. Politicians who flip-flop get mocked; family and friends who cross tribal borders are shunned. But shouldn’t we be encouraging people to change their minds? And how can we get better at it ourselves?

Episode 379 of the Freakonomics Radio podcast, hosted by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher, titled "379. How to Change Your Mind" was published on May 30, 2019 and runs 45 minutes.

May 30, 2019 ·45m · Freakonomics Radio

Summary

There are a lot of barriers to changing your mind: ego, overconfidence, inertia — and cost. Politicians who flip-flop get mocked; family and friends who cross tribal borders are shunned. But shouldn’t we be encouraging people to change their minds? And how can we get better at it ourselves?

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