How Minds Change
by David McRaney · first published 2019
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'In a time when too many minds seem closed, this is a masterful analysis of what it takes to open them' - Adam Grant, author of the bestselling Think Again 'Fascinating' - Daily Mail You might feel like the world is getting nastier and more polarised. But you could be the conversation away from changing someone's mind about something, maybe a lot of things. David McRaney sets out to discover not just what it takes to influence others, but why we believe in the first place. Along the way he meets a former Westboro Baptist Church member who was deradicalized on Twitter, finds a 9/
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…approximation, people simply don't change their minds about anything that matters." Trying to explain the small number of people who do change their minds, David McRaney has an interesting book out called How Minds Change.[0] And I imagine there are people who change minds, even outside his model. People who change their minds when it doesn't seem to help them strike me as important people to hear from. [0] https://www.econtalk.org/david-mcraney-on-how-minds-change/
on “Adversarial Collaboration” ↗I thought you were going to talk about the book "How Minds Change" by David McRaney. Bummer. Great book.
on “I Change My Mind” ↗Related: The book "How Minds Change" by David McRaney. With regard to the stability of beliefs, there's a strong element of social reinforcement at work. An incident discussed in the above mentioned book is how a group of prominent 9/11…
on “Changes in conspiracy beliefs are rare, but possible” ↗…to persuade other people to believe "true" things. You need to stop thinking about why your beliefs are true, and start thinking about why people resist persuasion. BTW I can recommend a book about it: How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion.[1] > It's worth noticing that a rational mind can There are no rational minds in the Universe. Or at least we don't know any. [1] https://www.amazon.com/How-Minds-Change-Surprising-Persuasio...
on “Why do people believe true things?” ↗