The Art of Unlearning | Bhakti Gupta | TEDxYouth SNIS

Core Idea - The speech emphasizes the importance of unlearning outdated beliefs and habits to foster personal and professional growth [1][5] - It frames unlearning not as forgetting, but as a conscious choice to adopt new perspectives and challenge inherited assumptions [19] Key Steps to Unlearning - Willingness to learn new things by shifting mindset from "I may be wrong" to "they or something else may be right" [9][10] - Loosening grip on existing beliefs, holding them with open palms rather than clenched fists, allowing for modification [12] - Courage to ask "but why," challenging systems of thought and inherited beliefs to reshape societies [13][14][15] Obstacles to Unlearning - Confirmation bias, the tendency to seek information that confirms existing beliefs, even if untrue [6][7] - Difficulty in overcoming cognitive dissonance, the discomfort experienced when learning something that contradicts existing knowledge [8] Practical Applications - Unlearning in relationships, adapting how one loves or ending unhealthy relationships [16] - Unlearning self-limiting beliefs and scarcity mindsets in personal life, tracing their origins to external sources [16][17] - Unlearning in professional life, embracing new ways of thinking and working with emerging technologies like AI [17]