How to Change Your Mind (Ep. 379 Update)

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?

An episode of the Freakonomics Radio podcast, hosted by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher, titled "How to Change Your Mind (Ep. 379 Update)" was published on March 17, 2022 and runs 47 minutes.

March 17, 2022 ·47m · 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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