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When was the last time you changed your mind about something?

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Vox, to writers and thinkers, 9 Questions, 2017

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Alex Honnold

Rock climber; first person to free solo El Capitan

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I mean, the first thing that comes to mind is like in high school I was reading a bunch of Ayn Rand, like objectivist, all super black and white, basically like f the poor, people should work harder, they should try harder. And now as a 30-year-old I’m basically like all about trying to help the poor or trying to help the planet in different ways. Trying to make the world a better place. It’s like a full 180 from the black and white that I was into in high school.

Tim Ferriss, The Tim Ferriss Show, The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss, 1 January 2018 source ↗

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Steve Jobs Co-founder and chief executive of Apple; co-founder of NeXT; chief executive of Pixar
I used to think that technology could help education. I've probably spearheaded giving away more computer equipment to schools than anybody else on the planet. But I've had to come to the inevitable conclusion that the problem is not one that technology can hope to solve. What's wrong with education cannot be fixed with technology. No amount of technology will make a dent. It's a political problem.
Recorded Gary Wolf, Wired 4.02, February 1996 source ↗
Derek Sivers Founder of CD Baby; author of Anything You Want
In one month, two of my old prejudices were reversed. Two things that I was prejudiced against.
Recorded Jonny Miller, podcast transcript, Curious Humans, 9 August 2023 source ↗

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Thanks for asking, this is a bit of a cool side project for me. The main thing that motivated me to start it was just a general feeling that I had more than I needed and that I should give back. I donate money through a charitable foundation (rather than just through personal checks) in the hope that it will inspire others to consider supporting causes that they believe in.
Recorded Planetmountain.com, 2014 source ↗
Question Which living person do you most admire, and why? Values & belief
And, you know, Chris Sharma obviously was like setting all kinds of world record type things when I was a kid. I was just like, “Oh, he’s so amazing.” And Tommy Caldwell was also a big hero, which has been cool because now I get to climb with Tommy as an adult and I’m just like, “Oh, that’s pretty cool.” I’m still always excited to climb with Tommy.
Recorded Tim Ferriss, The Tim Ferriss Show, The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss, 1 January 2018 source ↗

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