The question
When did you last change your mind about something important?Originally asked
Vox, to writers and thinkers, 9 Questions, 2017
The exact question was part of every retrieved Vox 9 Questions installment.
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The US election showed me that I had trapped myself in wishful thinking.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 January 2026 source ↗
July 2018, when I married my third husband, Roger, after two years of proclaiming that marriage at 76 was stupid.
The other day, when I decided that maybe I had been too harsh on mid-period Sting.
Six months ago, I decided to move house. I got a skip, cleared everything out and then thought: “Why am I doing this?” So I remained, and I’m glad I did.
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.
Being too thin-skinned.
Surprise. Smiles. Courage. Safety.
Carelessness of truth and others.
Having somebody pull my judo trousers down at a competition when I was seven. And finding I wasn’t wearing any pants.
That I am not wise.
I become very anxious if I think I’ve hurt someone.
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