“Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” – George Bernard Shaw
Some people would rather hack off a limb than change their mind.
Perhaps a slight exaggeration, but it doesn’t change the fact that changing your mind is one of the hardest things you can ever do.
Once you have a specific idea in your head – whether it’s an idea about who someone is, the way something should work, the way something happened or the way somethingshould happen – it becomes sticky. Your brain becomes attached to it and expects it to be there, just like you with that limb of yours.
With a stubborn streak a mile-wide, I know this all too well.
But sticking stubbornly to your view of the world is like boarding yourself into your living room, switching the lights off and hiding under the sofa cushions. It’s kinda limiting.
So here’s how to make changing your mind easy.
