I think that a key point of the research is that people with extreme views believe themselves to be in the majority.
How can this be? First, strongly held beliefs have been shown to affect how we perceive the world. We direct attention to things that affirm our beliefs and ignore those that do not. Second, strongly held beliefs affect our choice of people with whom we interact.
What follows is a "self-fulfilling prophecy". It's us vs. them. The people I interact with all share my views. Therefore, we are right, they are wrong and everyone must agree with us, because everyone we talk to does.
This is why, in rapidly changing times, the firms most likely to fail in the future are those that are most successful today. Rigidity and inflexibility (Are you crazy? We've been doing that for more than ten years and it always works!) set in and change becomes impossible.
In individuals, considerable research show that dogmatic (i.e., closedminded) people are far more likely to suffer from clinical depression and commit suicide.
Speaking on behalf of researchers, I have two responses to ulukinatme.
PS: ulukinatme was kidding and so was I in my final comments.
How can this be? First, strongly held beliefs have been shown to affect how we perceive the world. We direct attention to things that affirm our beliefs and ignore those that do not. Second, strongly held beliefs affect our choice of people with whom we interact.
What follows is a "self-fulfilling prophecy". It's us vs. them. The people I interact with all share my views. Therefore, we are right, they are wrong and everyone must agree with us, because everyone we talk to does.
This is why, in rapidly changing times, the firms most likely to fail in the future are those that are most successful today. Rigidity and inflexibility (Are you crazy? We've been doing that for more than ten years and it always works!) set in and change becomes impossible.
In individuals, considerable research show that dogmatic (i.e., closedminded) people are far more likely to suffer from clinical depression and commit suicide.
Speaking on behalf of researchers, I have two responses to ulukinatme.
- I can't think of any possible reason to continue supporting Notre Dame except closed-mindedness.
- It takes one to know one!
PS: ulukinatme was kidding and so was I in my final comments.
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