Open Minds With An Unconscious Bias

<p>We can all be guilty of limited thinking and unconscious bias, but where and at what point does an open mind become detrimental? There’s not enough time in the day to take every opportunity on, and we need to remember balance is a goal, &nbsp;not a struggle.</p> <p>A deeply philosophical question today, which has come in for Stuart and William to chat about from Samia, from Tlemcen, in Algeria, here it is:</p> <p>“Should we always leave space and prioritise consciously and subconsciously expanding our minds, or are there times that other aspects of life should be prioritised over expanding our minds? If its the latter, perhaps our default positions should ideally be do these non mind expanding things with an open mind at the very least, as often as possible? Is there enough time in a day to take on all the mind expanding opportunities presented to us anyway, and if we tried, other aspects of life, that bring balance, could be neglected? You’ve said in the podcast before that not all opportunities are opportunities, can I ask, are these questions I raise an example of some opportunities being distractions depending on when they arise etc, and do we have time in any given day to take all opportunities, in all their forms, that we are presented with anyway?</p> <p>Surely everything expands our minds, everything expands our horizons, and we can’t avoid that? It’s best to do everything with an open mind as often as possible, but an open mind can also be indecisiveness in another guise, it’s an excuse potentially, and we can actively be doing nothing. Reframing our whole life to quickly &nbsp;around new information can be detrimental, so maybe it's better to incorporate it into how you live and work, and not reinvent the wheel every day?</p> <p>In today's episode Stuart and William again talk about Environmental Debate Live &amp; Unscripted happening on the 27th May at the Bothy Vineyard, in Oxfordshire. Here’s a link to book tickets for this event: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/environmental-debate-live-u