Strong Convictions, Loosely Held

The ability to change our minds when the facts change is a wonderful skill to have, it may even be a superpower…

This realisation that we don’t know everything and therefore must be willing to change our thinking or beliefs in the face of new information can give us an edge throughout our lives.

Often asking questions like, What have they experienced that I haven’t that allows them to have this opinion? If l had the same upbringing would l share the same values? Are my own experiences clouding my thought process?

Asking questions like this can be extremely helpful. It allows us to be understanding and opens our minds to knew ways of thinking. I try to use this in my career and in my relationship with others.

I love trying to think of alternate view points and coming at problems from different angles. Not to be contrarian for contrarians sake but to try to eliminate my own biases.

As we all know, we can be quite flawed in our thought processes especially when emotions are involved.

Stay curious.

J.H.Repetto