How Not To Be Wrong: The Art of Changing Your Mind

How Not To Be Wrong: The Art of Changing Your Mind is a deeply personal book by James O’Brien. It explores the idea that changing your mind matters, particularly in a climate of outrage, disagreement and echo chambers. Synopsis Known for dissecting callers’ opinions live on air, James O’Brien reflects on the limits of “winning” an argument and turns his attention to the beliefs he has revised, and the reasons behind those changes. He considers why examining and updating our own views can be seen as a modern civic duty. Writing candidly about the attitudes that shaped his childhood, he describes therapy and personal growth that prompted him to question assumptions and seek new perspectives. He also lays out his views on subjects including racial prejudice, emotional vulnerability, fat-shaming and tattoos, and looks at the often irrational or unconscious motivations that can sit beneath them.