We get deeply attached to, quote, our past selves who held those beliefs. And we do feel like a departure from that past self poses a full on identity threat. One of the easiest ways to get comfortable with rethinking is to detach your current self from your old self.
Psychologist and author Adam Grant talks with Maya about the science of changing peoples’ minds, including our own. Adam also takes some of his own advice and rethinks some of his ideas.
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