What is something you believed strongly ten years ago that you have now completely changed your mind about

[AJStyles]

Most people, if they are honest with themselves, held at least one opinion a decade ago that they would genuinely cringe at now, whether that is a political position, a belief about how to raise children, a strong opinion about a particular diet or lifestyle choice, or even something as simple as a firmly held view about which career path actually leads to happiness. Changing your mind on something you once argued passionately for is not usually comfortable, and plenty of people go out of their way to avoid ever admitting it happened at all.

What is interesting is that the shift rarely comes from a single dramatic argument that suddenly changes everything, it is usually a slow accumulation of small experiences and conversations that eventually tip the balance without you quite noticing until you look back and realise how differently you now think. So what is the belief you held strongly ten years ago that you would genuinely argue against today, and what do you think actually caused the change?

[Glassy Viper]

I was absolutely certain a university degree was the only real path to a stable career. Watching people I know build genuinely successful lives through trades and self taught skills completely changed my mind on that one.

[Forge89]

Used to think working constant overtime was basically the only way to actually get ahead. Burning out badly in my late twenties taught me that lesson the hard way.

[IronQuarry98]

I was convinced for years that renting was just throwing money away compared to buying. The flexibility it has given me since has genuinely made me question that old assumption entirely.

[Leopard]

Ten years ago I thought most self help and therapy talk was overblown nonsense. Actually going through therapy myself completely flipped that opinion.

[Cameron47]

I used to be firmly against remote work, assumed nobody could actually be productive from home. Several years of doing it myself proved that assumption completely wrong.

[Barry]

Honestly my views on parenting have done a full one eighty. Everything I was so confident about before actually having kids turned out to be almost entirely theoretical