How many of you have seen Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen? There are mixed reviews for this “film - a return to the roots”: some call the movie worthy of the early works for which the English director was so loved by the audience, others laugh at the wretchedness of the plot. Like, the picture is for teenagers and infantile men of 30-40 years old who dream of coolness. As a psychologist, I’m interested in something else in “Gentlemen” – the mind of a beginner! What kind of mind is this? I'll be sure to tell you below. Returning to the film, sorry for the spoiler, Matthew McConaughey's character is an example of applying this principle of mindfulness to life. He is an American boy, who, through his perseverance and talent, achieved education at Oxford, and came up with an extraordinary, illegal scheme to get rich. His criminal business is so profitable and “outside the box” that a billionaire from the United States decides to buy it. Throughout the entire film, McConaughey’s character seems to be simply lucky. But, if you are familiar with the research of Richard Wiseman or, for example, with the book by Philippe Gabiye “In Praise of Luck” (more details in my article “Ways to attract luck”), then you know about the properties of a lucky person. One of them is to be open to new things every second. Using the estates of the impoverished British aristocracy, the main character of "The Gentlemen" shows unconventional thinking. By giving up automatic actions, he opens the door to more chances in his life. Beginner's mind is one of the principles of the practice of “Mindfulness” (long-term awareness). When experts take actions dictated by patterns and habits, novices see unconventional opportunities. Every moment of life is unique and brings its own gifts. By saying “I know everything,” a person blocks the flow of chances. For example, a child, receiving instructions from experienced adults, stops seeing new things over time. A practitioner of vivid thinking retains an innocent, childlike, divergent (multiple solutions) view of the nature of things and events. To quote Dry Eye's line from "The Gentlemen": "Youth is more successful than age." Of course, McConaughey's character has a beginner's mind, a sense of the present moment and the richness of life itself. Another question is how a man uses his thinking. “In the jungle, a lion does not survive by acting like a king. And because he is the king,” the phrase runs like a red thread through the Guy Ritchie film under discussion. “To sit on the throne, a king needs to maintain a beginner’s mind,” a quote from the author of the article. Do you agree? Recordings of the broadcasts of the #psychospoiler project can be found through my Instagram profile*.* Instagram belongs to the company Meta, which is recognized as an extremist organization in Russia.