335. It's okay to change your mind
The Psychology of your 20s
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4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 23 September 2025
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
We often think that once we've made a decision, or said we believe something, or stated something about ourselves, we must always stay the same and can never change our minds. That is entirely incorrect - being able to say "I was wrong" or "this isn't me anymore" show incredible psychological strength. Being able to quit and start again is often the start of a truly fulfilled life. In today's episode we discuss how being okay with changing your mind can:
- Help us make better decisions
- Overcome disappointing others
- Reduce our fear of judgement
- Lead to a more fulfilled life + so much more
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| 0:33.6 | Hello everybody and welcome back to the psychology of your 20s, the podcast where we talk through some of the big life changes and transitions of our 20s and what they mean for our psychology. |
| 0:57.0 | Hello everybody. Welcome back to the show. Welcome back to the podcast, new listeners, |
| 1:03.3 | old listeners, wherever you are in the world. It is so great to have you here back for another |
| 1:09.0 | episode as we of course break down the psychology of our 20s. |
| 1:13.6 | Today, we are talking about decision making, but not in a way that you expect. |
| 1:19.6 | We're not talking about how we can make decisions, how we know that we're making the right |
| 1:26.2 | decision. |
| 1:26.6 | We're not going to talk about how to weigh up costs |
| 1:28.4 | and benefits, how to have certainty in your decisions. We're actually going to talk about |
| 1:33.2 | the aftermath of making a choice, where you realize, hey, this actually isn't right for me. |
| 1:42.4 | This actually isn't what I believe in. This actually isn't what I want for my life. |
| 1:47.3 | And why it feels so hard in those moments to admit that we were wrong or I guess to change our mind. |
| 1:56.1 | I obviously on this podcast reflects so much on my own personal growth. If you've been here for a long |
| 2:01.7 | time, you will know that I started the psychology of your 20s basically as a way to kind of |
| 2:05.7 | therapeutize myself and to kind of like interrogate, explore, research, like the stuff that was |
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