Zero sum mentality and evidence based practice

Any professional works very hard to achieve the level of expertise that is needed in their field. We tend to value the things that we work very hard for, even when it’s not paid in money. And like all possessions, we can get attached to them, without rationality.

We fear “evidence” because we think it means we lose something that we worked for. Adopting something new makes us less experienced in some ways; and the loss of the sense of security and predictability is challenging. For some, it is better to stay with something predictable than something that is likely better.

But at some point, someone else had to let go of something old and “safe” in favour of the thing you now think is yours.

Thinking that you have to lose something even though the world moves forward is a barrier.

This is no different than a scarcity mindset. When we cling to what we have because we are convinced it is rare, it keeps us from seeing what will be.

Practice is not a zero-sum game. There isn’t a required loser in order for their to be a winner. But the nuts and bolts of how to adopt something new is neither something that is taught nor something we often think about.

Confronting the challenge of the new, has to do with changing the story you have about the old.

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