Rory Stewart: When was the last time you changed your mind about something?

When was the last time you changed your mind about something?

Originally asked

Vox, to writers and thinkers, 9 Questions, 2017

The exact question was part of every retrieved Vox 9 Questions installment.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Rory Stewart said elsewhere, not written here

The US election showed me that I had trapped myself in wishful thinking.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 January 2026 source ↗

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David Lynch Film director, screenwriter and painter

If I had found something that was better than TM, I’m not stupid, I would have gone and done that. We’re looking for the best thing we can get for ourselves.

Recorded Etan Ilfeld, The Etan Ilfeld Podcast / Watkins Magazine, Watkins MIND BODY SPIRIT Magazine, 28 January 2025 source ↗

Chris Bryant

When I worked out I was gay and decided to leave the church at 29.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2025 source ↗

Johannes Radebe

I almost pulled out of my first solo tour because of impostor syndrome.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 March 2026 source ↗

Esther Freud

Last week, when I decided to rewrite the children’s book I’ve been working on.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 July 2026 source ↗