3.2.5 The top quark

Changing Minds in the Army: Why It Is So Difficult and What to Do About It

“…Haidt asserts that the most effective way for people to develop their ability to change their minds is by interacting with different people and diverse ideas. 51 For junior officers who are (rightfully) immersed in the fairly homogeneous and rather insulated culture of the tactical Army, there may be very little time to interact with people holding different opinions. But junior officers can develop the habits of good critical thinking by analyzing what they read in the newspaper, trying to understand the reasoning of contrary opinion pieces, or even maintaining a hobby unrelated to the daily duties of a junior officer.…”