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How Not To Be Wrong

The Art of Changing Your Mind
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In How Not To Be Wrong, James O'Brien explores the art of calmly navigating debates and challenging personal beliefs in the face of opposing arguments. Through engaging anecdotes and sharp insights, O'Brien reveals how understanding and reframing discussions can lead to more productive and enlightening conversations, making it particularly relevant in today's politically charged climate.
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You might find this book appealing if you enjoy exploring the complexities of political discourse and current affairs through a critical yet insightful lens. It provides thought-provoking commentary on the art of argument and challenges readers to reconsider their approaches to debates and discussions.

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James O'Brien – bestselling author, radio and podcast sensation, Twitter phenomenon – answers the question he is asked more than any other: what have you changed your mind about? Why all of us must kick the tyres of our opinions, check our assumptions, and make sure we really think what we think we do.

There's no point having a mind if you're not willing to change it.

James O'Brien has built well over a million loyal listeners to his radio show by dissecting the opinions of callers live on air, every day. But winning the argument doesn't necessarily mean you're right.

In this deeply personal book, James turns the mirror on himself to reveal what he has changed his mind about and why, and explore how examining and changing our own views is our new civic duty in a world of outrage, disagreement, and echo chambers. He writes candidly about the stiff upper lip attitudes and toxic masculinity that coloured his childhood, and the therapy and personal growth that have led him to question his assumptions and explore new perspectives.

Laying open his personal views on everything from racial prejudice to emotional vulnerability, from fat-shaming to tattoos, he then delves into the real reasons – often irrational or unconscious – he holds them.

Unflinchingly honest, revealing, and funny, How Not to Be Wrong is a tonic for a world more divided than ever and a personal manifesto for a better way of thinking and living.

Because after all, if we can't change our own minds, we'll never really be able to change anyone else's.

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How Not To Be Wrong by James O'Brien receives praise for its clarity, wit, and humanity, offering a crucial commentary in today's divisive climate. It is lauded for its honest exploration of admitting when one is wrong, with James O'Brien delivering a personal narrative that highlights the importance of changing one's mind. The book is described as particularly essential, given the current state of entrenched, binary thinking.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780753557716

Publisher: Ebury Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 May 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: W H Allen

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 124.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 240

About the Author

James O'Brien is an award-winning writer and broadcaster whose journalism has appeared everywhere from the TLS to the Daily Mirror. His daily current affairs programme on LBC is the most popular talk show on commercial radio with over 1.4 million weekly listeners and his first book, How To Be Right, was a Sunday Times bestseller, which won the Parliamentary Book Award for Best Political Book by a non-politician. He is often to be found on Twitter trying not to get into arguments unless absolutely necessary.

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