Want to actually change the mind of someone you disagree with? Stanford psychologists say you should start by asking this question. Polarization in America has made family dinners a land mine, torn ...

How to change your mind — and the minds of the people around you, according to experts - IN DEPTH: How do you argue with your ...

Wharton’s Jonah Berger shares tactics for how to push even the most resistant people in new directions. Jonah Berger, professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, says that most ...

Think about your own beliefs concerning just about anything—your political preference in the next election, childhood vaccinations, religion, cars, diet or exercise programs, or how to celebrate the ...

First and foremost, of course, be realistic. No one wants to change. It is one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: our conservatism. We cling to the old ways. We are all like children who ...

When we talk about our personality, many of us treat it as a fixed, unchanging part of us. But the truth is our personality can evolve and often does, even without us deliberately trying. For example, ...

Is there anything people can do to start to restore some sanity and have actually productive conversations with people you disagree with? Yup, answer psychologists. Their advice isn’t always easy to ...