How to change your mind.

When faced with options for a decision, how do you know that you are making the right decision? What even is the right decision? Being wrong is not as bad as most people make it seem. Most decisions in life are reversible, and with the ability to course-correct, reaching a wrong answer quickly is often a good thing.

I would argue that one way to know the right answer is to know what the wrong answers are. How do we change our minds? We first have to understand what influences us to think the way we do—what subconscious inputs affect our decision-making processes and how much pain or pleasure is tied to the outcomes.

When new information becomes available, we need the mental flexibility to analyze it and, if necessary, revise prior decisions.