"**A mind is more like a pile of millions of little rocks than a single big boulder. To change a mind, we need to carry thousands of little rocks from one pile to another, one at a time**. This is because our brains don’t know how to rewire a full belief in one big haul. New neuron paths aren’t created that quickly. You might be able to get a tiny percent of someone’s mind to rewire to a new belief in a given conversation, but minds change slowly and in unpredictable ways. You might be changing it in the wrong direction." (~[Location 210](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B081J97HLQ&location=210)~) -- [[202308170954 — AtN — Productive disagreement can be a superpower]] and [[202308170953 — AtN — See Arguments as opportunities for growth]] *** **Tags** — [[quotes]], [[influence]], [[collaboration]], [[conflict]], [[teaching-anecdotes]], [[leadership]], **Source** — [[202308170952 — B — Why Are We Yelling]]