Milton Jones: When did you last change your mind about something important? — FLAPSS

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When did you last change your mind about something important?

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Vox, to writers and thinkers, 9 Questions, 2017

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Milton Jones

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Oh, most days. I can watch a political programme and think, “That sounds a really good point.” Then someone will argue the opposite and I’ll think, “Yeah, he’s got a point as well.” I am constantly sitting on a fence.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 April 2025 source ↗

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I’m trying to write my will and I keep changing my mind.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 June 2026 source ↗

David Vélez Co-founder and chief executive of Nubank

In the first few months of Nubank, I asked everybody to be here by 8:00 a.m. every day. I saw it as a test of people's commitment, and I was pretty rigid about it.

Recorded questionnaire, Sequoia Capital, 15 August 2018 source ↗

Rebecca Ferguson

I changed my mind on airing my views. Sometimes silence is better.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2023 source ↗

Andrew O’Hagan

The other day, when I decided that maybe I had been too harsh on mid-period Sting.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 July 2026 source ↗

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Three degrees: I paid my kids’ uni fees.

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When I hired two private detectives and got them to follow each other.

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Question How close have you come to dying? Death & what remains

Being offered a lift by James Acaster.

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Question What would you most want to leave your children? Death & what remains

A book of passwords for all the electrical stuff in the house.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 April 2025 source ↗

Question What trait do you most dislike in other people? Values & belief

Not being able to laugh at themselves.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 April 2025 source ↗

Question What thought won't let you sleep? Daily life

Ambulances – I live near a hospital.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 April 2025 source ↗

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