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Why Changing Your Mind Is Not Always A Bad Thing

The Decision Making Process is Often Interpreted As Being Hard But This Is Not Always True

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Why Changing Your Mind Is Not Always A Bad Thing
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A lot of us have made changes in our lives; some are for the better and others we may regret. Our ability to choose what happens in life comes from our own free will that was given to us as humans. We are free to do as we please or feel is right, based on our beliefs. Our state of free will gives us the ability to change our minds as we see fit and, under certain circumstances, feel as if we need to. But, is it really worth it to change your mind all the time? Is it worth it to just keep the same mentality? What does changing your mind or not changing your mind say about you?

Whether it's political parties, religions, majors or where you want to live on campus, changing your mind is something that we are al entitled to. It is a part of your human right to be able to change your mind, though it does have some pros and cons. Changing your mind could mean leaving a group of friends or giving something up. Changing your mind could also give you a new beginning or a new faith to believe in. If one does change their mind too often, could they be missing out on opportunities that they may have had if they hadn't? The best answer to this question is to ask yourself what is the right decision in your own mind and how will the decision affect you for the rest of your life.

Speaking from experience, I am not one to change my mind often. I have never really made huge decisions by changing my mind. School-wise I had changed my major from Criminal Justice to Communication within the first few weeks of school, and I have never been happier with any decision. Some of my friends had made an even bigger decision, to either leave school or transfer. The main reason as to why they wanted to leave was not one reason, but multiple substantial reasons. For that, they had figured there were more pros than cons that came from them staying at a particular school rather than them transferring. The decision was hard, but they had the support of their friends and family in order to do it.

When someone changes their mind, the amount of factors that go into changing their mind are brought to the light and aid in the decision-making process. Someone who changes their mind a lot, or never changes their mind, is not an untrustworthy person. It just means that one or the other makes more thoughts towards changing their mind towards the other and makes more decisions based on their beliefs.

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