https://blog.thomas-bray.com/tags/belief-change/Recent content in Belief-Change on Rabid CuriosityHugoen-usThomas BrayTue, 17 Mar 2026 09:25:00 -0500https://blog.thomas-bray.com/posts/how-to-change-your-mind-without-losing-yourself/Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:25:00 -0500https://blog.thomas-bray.com/posts/how-to-change-your-mind-without-losing-yourself/<h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2> <p>Changing your mind is supposed to be a virtue—a sign of intellectual honesty and willingness to update on evidence. But in practice it&rsquo;s uncomfortable, because our beliefs are entangled with our identity. Admitting you were wrong about something important can feel like admitting you were a different, lesser person. This post is about how to actually do it: update your beliefs without losing your sense of self in the process.</p>