{"id":1164,"date":"2017-01-21T23:06:20","date_gmt":"2017-01-21T15:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/darylchow.com\/Daryl_Chow\/Blog\/wordpress\/?p=1164"},"modified":"2018-11-13T16:23:15","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T08:23:15","slug":"what-have-you-changed-your-minds-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/darylchow.com\/frontiers\/what-have-you-changed-your-minds-about\/","title":{"rendered":"What Have You Changed Your Mind About?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you know someone who seems to know everything? When you share a new idea with this friend or colleague, they give you that \u201cI-knew-it-all-along\u201d kind of nod and smirk? This person is more likely to be thinking about what they are going to say next, than listening to what you have to say. I have to admit, I find it hard to talk to Mr. \u201cKnew-It-All-Along.\u201d It\u2019s never their intention, but I feel stupid with them.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0When thinking changes your mind, that’s philosophy. When God changes your mind, that’s faith. When facts changes your mind, that’s science.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

~ <\/i><\/b>from Editor John Brockman, the Edge book, What Have You Changed Your Mind About?<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a book about a bunch of really big smarts from a variety of fields, who come to the conclusion that what they knew, was wrong, and were willing to change their minds, something which Mr. \u201cKnew-It-All-Along\u201d will find this very hard to do.<\/p>\n

In this book, editor John Brockman asked renowned scientists and thinkers around the world this one simple question:<\/p>\n

What Have You Changed Your Mind About?: Today’s Leading Minds Rethink Everything (Edge Question Series)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Take this specific example from developmental psychologist, Paul Bloom. (He wrote a brilliant book on the moral development of kids, called Just Babies.) Who would have thought that you can make a case against empathy? Listen<\/a><\/span> to his compelling argument with neuroscientist, Sam Harris podcast before you make up your mind.<\/p>\n

(Since the time of this writing, I just realised he\u2019s book on this topic is finally out. It\u2019s called, Against Empathy<\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n

Here are two\u00a0 of my favorites:<\/p>\n

1. The Collaborative Community, by futurist and founding father of the internet, editor at large for Wired magazine and author of The Inevitable Kevin Kelly<\/a><\/span>:<\/p>\n

“Much of what I believed about human nature, and the nature of knowledge, has been upended by Wikipedia.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Kevin Kelly goes on to elaborate about the power force of communities that shaped Wikipedia as we know it today.<\/p>\n

2. What Constitutes Life Satisfaction by cognitive scientist and nobel prize winner in economics, Daniel Kahneman: “Conditions that make people satisfied with their life do not necessarily make them happy.”\u00a0<\/i>Kahneman makes a compelling\u00a0argument on this topic. <\/i>I had to re-read this a few times, at different times to let this one sink in.<\/p>\n

The folks at Edge.org<\/a><\/span> are a generous bunch. I just realised the whole damn book is free in their website! [https:\/\/www.edge.org\/annual-question\/what-have-you-changed-your-mind-about-why<\/a>](Somehow, I found it more compelling to read it in the paperback form. Maybe\u2019s it\u2019s the tactile thing, but I also reckon the layout and the commitment we\u00a0give to a given book, makes it more focused.)<\/p>\n

If this book were to be released in 2015, \u00a0past president of the DSM-IV committee, psychiatrist Allen Frances<\/a><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0would have been an important addition to this series \u00a0on his change of mind and his outcry of\u00a0the DSM-V<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(Check out\u00a0Dr. Frances’ talk<\/a><\/span> on the recent issue of diagnosis Inflation, and his thought provoking book, Saving Normal<\/a><\/span>).<\/p>\n

(Here’s an early article in 2010 by Gary Greenberg<\/a><\/span> on the heated battle of the DSM-V. Well worth the read)<\/p>\n

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Now, back to us.\u00a0Let’s take a moment and ask ourselves: When was the last time you changed your mind?<\/p>\n

Do we read new things seeking to be confirmed, or do we open ourselves\u00a0to be disconfirmed?<\/p>\n

Do we hold tentative, or do we end up solidified in our ideas, metaphors, and beliefs about what we know and practice as a psychotherapist?<\/p>\n

Once again, “When thinking changes your mind, that’s philosophy. When God changes your mind, that’s faith. When facts changes your mind, that’s science.”\u00a0My add-on: When you change your own mind, that’s atheism. When someone changes your mind, that’s love.<\/p>\n

In relations to our field of mental health\/psychotherapy, I would love to hear from you in the comments below, the very same question John Brockman asked six years ago:<\/p>\n

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“WHAT HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND ABOUT? WHY?<\/b>“<\/p>\n

Daryl Chow, Ph.D.<\/em><\/p>\n

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