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How To Change Minds (Adam Grant)

3 Things (with Ric Elias)

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The Power of Counterfactual Thinking

CNN's John Sutter says he was inspired by a study on Yankees and Red Sox fans. It found that if you were born in the other city, what team do you think you'd root for? The same thing works with people on opposite sides of the gun debate,. You start to see the other side as much more human saying, I could have been a member of that group if my life had played out differently.

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