close one's mind
Shut out ideas
To close one's mind is to refuse to consider new ideas, evidence, or perspectives.
The phrase implies willful resistance to thinking differently: She closed her mind to any suggestion that she might be wrong.
Someone with a closed mind has already decided and won't entertain alternatives, regardless of argument or proof.
- groupthinkConformity-driven poor decisions
- party lineOfficial political position
- rigidityState of being unbending
- set in stonePermanently fixed, unalterable
- dogmatismUnyielding adherence to doctrine
ignorance · echo chamber · head in the sand · fear · insecurity · comfort zone · inflexibility · confirmation bias · conformity · cognitive dissonance · peer pressure · cultural bias · tunnel vision · blind spot · prejudice · stereotyping · deaf ears · pride
close one's mindopen one's mind
Become receptive to ideas
stay curious · listen · consider · pay attention · take in
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