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132. Lewis describes Kahneman as someone who easily accepts failure, who isn't afraid of it, who thinks of himself as someone who actually enjoys changing his mind.
Do you know anyone who enjoys changing their mind? Do you think people who change their minds a lot are sometimes just weak or shallow?
Have you ever changed your mind about something significant? At what point in the process--if ever--was it "enjoyable"?
I know many people who enjoys changing their mind. They usually do it to embarrass you or someone else because they think it is funny. I think that people who change their mind a lot are either confused and don’t know what they are going to do with their life, or they do it to be funny. Most people don’t change their mind all too often. I have changed my mind about something significant. I was planning to go to Oklahoma State University, but I changed my mind to go to East Central University. I found that It was enjoyable both when I got to keep more money and when I got here and got to meet new people.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I can’t say that I know anyone who loves to change their mind. However, I do know many who aren’t afraid to do so when presented with new information. I don’t think people who change their minds a lot are shallow or weak, but i do believe that they are confused or conflicted. A person who always changes their mind may also be someone who changes to fit in or please others. If you asked me five years ago where I wanted to be after graduating high school, I would have told you New Jersey. New Jersey is where I was born and raised until the age of ten. For many years I planned to fly right back there after highschool to be “home.” However, after eight years in Oklahoma, I have decided that this Is my home, and where I want to stay with my friends and family. It was enjoyable to realize how many important people I have gained in my life over the past eight years, and how happy they all make me.
ReplyDeleteI don’t know of anyone who actually enjoys changing their mind. Most people get frustrated about it like myself. I don’t think people who change their mind are weak or shallow at all. Coming from experience, indecisive people are just very thorough thinkers. I don’t think it has anything to do with being weak or shallow. Sometimes we don’t know the right decisions and we like to keep our options open until we know for sure it is what we want. A year I changed my career goal from becoming a Criminal Psychologist to a Political Activist. I think it’s significant because I’m still unsure on what exactly I want to do, but I still aim to do something related to politics. I just realized that fit for that career and I wouldn’t consider myself a failure for realizing I probably wouldn’t be good at that career path. As for the part I enjoyed, I realized that I don’t have to settle, so I’d say I enjoyed coming to that realization.
ReplyDeleteDelanie Seals
I do not know anyone who enjoys changing their mind. People who change their mind a lot are not weak or shallow. They simply overthink things and weigh the pros and cons of each option before making a decision. I am guilty of this.
ReplyDeleteI changed my mind about what I wanted to be. For the longest time I wanted to be a veterinarian, but then after thinking about it some more I did not want to see animals in pain so I changed my mind. Changing your mind typically is not enjoyable, but I was glad that I figured out that I did not want to be a veterinarian sooner rather than later.
I do not know anyone who enjoys changing their mind, especially about something of significance. I do not believe that changing your mind makes you weak or shallow. I think it is healthy to admit you were wrong and change your mind.
ReplyDeleteI have changed my mind on my opinion of people before. I believe that I sometimes have made my mind up too quickly about some individuals and have been proven wrong. I felt embarrassed and honestly bad that I had the wrong idea in the first place.
-Anna Herd
132. I know very few people who like to change their minds, but people who often change their minds are typically either misguided or ignorant to the topic. I believe I have not been faced with the complexities of changing mind about anything significant this far into my life. Although I have made minor changes in my mind like adjusting my lifestyle to incorporate athletic activity daily to combat health issues my grandfather has suffered through. I would say having a support system made the adjustments enjoyable for me.
ReplyDeleteI do not know anyone that enjoys changing their mind often. I do believe that changing your mind can be a very positive thing and can at times show strength. For example, some people may be too prideful to admit that they have changed their mind on certain topics. I feel this happens when someone has an opinion on a topic, but later receives some new information on it. They realize that they didn’t have all of the information to begin with, or new information has come about, and that they in fact don’t think that way. To admit that change could be difficult to do. Changing your mind too often though, can be a negative thing and at times a sign of weakness. Like changing your opinions to fit your audience instead of standing up for yourself. As for me, I have not changed my mind on anything that I would consider significant.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if I can directly correlate joy with someone who changes their mind a lot. I've seen people that are very rapid in changing their mind, whether it be an attention disorder that causes their thoughts to jump rapidly from one thing to another, someone who enjoys exploring new ideas within possible means of success, or someone who changes their mind often to appease someone they may be collaborating with. These can represent a few things about character. Someone who enjoys exploring new ideas usually tend to be more excited and enthusiastic to learn more, whereas someone who tends to change their minds in wake of a partner may be more timid and cautious about the way they think. The only circumstances I can say that I've changed my mind multiple times back and forth on were the subjects of career and fitness. The actual process of changing my mind was not a joy, but rather a commitment to sacrifice and the sought of being a better me. I then achieved the joy from my decision to finally start working out and eating better two years later.
ReplyDelete-Toby Pyle