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The Atlantic Changing Your Mind Can Make You Less Anxious Humans are programmed to think we’re right at all costs. Fighting that instinct will set you free. ” is a weekly column by Arthur Brooks, tackling questions of meaning and happiness. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the psychologist Henry Murray asked a sample of college sophomores to participate in a seemingly innocuous experiment in which they would write their “personal philosophy of life,” including their core values and gu...

Use Stories Instead of Facts to Make a Better Argument Photo: fizkes (Shutterstock) In the midst of a debate, reciting facts and hard data isn’t the failsafe strategy we often expect it to be. This applies especially to political debates, largely due to broad polarization of the American public as misinformation forces more people than ever into their chosen spheres of reality.  Advertisement If you feel like you’re hitting a brick wall as you verbally grapple with someone close to you, th...