The Work Required To Have An Opinion
Doing the work required to hold an opinion means we can argue against ourselves better than others can. Only then can we say, “I can hold this view because I can’t find anyone else who can argue better against my view.”
Doing the work counteracts our natural desire to seek out only information that confirms what we believe we know.
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While we all hold an opinion on almost everything, how many of us actually do the work required to have an opinion?
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