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Psychologists have long found that the person most likely to persuade you to change your mind is you.
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In a heated argument, you can always stop and ask, ‘What evidence would change your mind?’ If the answer is ‘nothing,’ then there’s no point in continuing the debate. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it think.
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The central premise [of motivational interviewing] is that we can rarely motivate someone else to change. We’re better off helping them find their own motivation to change.
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When contemplating a change, many people are ambivalent – they have some reasons to consider it but also some reasons to stay the course.
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Evidence shows that if false scientific beliefs aren’t addressed in elementary school, they become harder to change later.
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…changing the culture of an entire organization is daunting, while changing the culture of a team is more feasible.
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Changing a career isn’t like finding a soul mate. It’s possible that your ideal job hasn’t even been invented yet. Old industries are changing and new industries are emerging faster than ever before…
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Whether or not we have the opportunity or appetite for major changes in our lives, it’s still possible to make smaller adjustments that breathe new meaning into our days.
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The pressure on us to keep getting better is greater than it used to be because of a historic change in the economy.
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The brain’s ability to change is greatest in youth, but it doesn’t end there.
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