Is there any way of getting someone to be open-minded instead of living in a box?

There are many ways, including war. Is it really worth it?? Leave them. we all live in a box. None of us are truly wiser than the other. We just believe we are and have others believe so too. Some of us just cannot or dont care for a bigger box. Some of us are just like the Taco Bell Dog. lol. “I think i need a bigger box”

you have to show them that they can trust you, but may take time but if you keep on trying and not rushing things then im sure they will become more open-minded but if you want them to say like that you will have to show that your some really who you can trust your life with

I assume you are talking “figuratively” when you say “living in a box”. ….. . ….. In which case you engage them in conversation by challenging their narrow minded views and argue the case ( if necessary in the role of a “devil’s advocate” ) with an alternative view to their own. . Ask them to justify their reasons for any narrow minded view they appear to hold, and point out, with suitable detail,any opposing views that yourself or other people may hold.

You should however, avoid being judgmental if your views in matters of taste and pure opinion conflict with their own - it is quite likely that neither of you is more “correct” or “open-minded” in such matters. .

– Best wishes - Majikthise. .

Excellant answer thx and I was speaking figuratively

Find something the two of you can talk about. Something of interest. The more two people talk about what they have in common the more they open up to eachother. By doing that one gets out of the box. Get them to do something with you that can extrovert them. By doing that they become more receptive to being open. Get them to take part in an organization, do something in it, but do it on a gradient. Organizations get people out of their shell and extrovert them in doing things for others. The problem introverted people have is that they can’t be extroverted. It has to be done on a gradient. Too much at one time will make them more introverted.

If you are talking about someone who is closed minded, do the same thing. Find what the two of you have in common. Build on that. Then get them to see your point of view. But again, you might be wrong, so see their point of view.

… And that you for the compliment.

Oops ! .. And THANK you for the compliment.

Ur very welcome, I happen to have a friend who thinks her opinion is the only right one, so I’m goin to try ur suggestions

You can live in a box and still see what is outside the box. Are you expecting people to change their opinions and suddenly agree with yours? I am a radical in my family but I understand why they believe what they do and I respect that. In return they respect mine. There are many topics we do not agree on but we don’t hold it against each other.

No not expecting anyone to argree with me but for them to see their is or could be more than one right answer. My friend thinks her way of things is the only acceptable way and refuses to see it any other way, and its in many areas of her life

It’s very unfortunate, but if your friend thinks that she’s always right, the chance of her listening to you telling her (or implying, rather) that she’s being narrow minded won’t go over well. People who think they’re always right will do so, regardless of whether or not you actually show an example of something at which they’re wrong. People who are that way can’t really change unless they realize it. Helping them realize it is next to impossible, especially since this ‘being right’ thing is a part of who they are. You’d have to spend 3/4 of the time arguing their views, which is not only unhealthy for a friendship or relationship, but it also makes it seem like you live in that kind of box and just can’t accept them for who they are..

I personally would mention a different way of doing things sometimes, but if their idea isn’t exactly wrong and they’re not hurting anyone, I’d just go with the flow and accept that that’s who they are. If they’re really that unbearable, I just wouldn’t bother. It’s a crummy way of dealing with it, but a part of being in some kind of relationship (friendship or other) is accepting people for who they are. You should never have to change someone, especially if they don’t want to.

someone living “in a box”, i.e. “closed minded”, are hard to get them out. They probably have a “philosophical assumption” for wehatever they are closed minded to, and it’s just about impossible to reason with them, and turns out usually to be a waste of your time.