I find myself swinging from one end of this to the other regularly.
Sometimes it depends on life, whatever’s going on for me. Sometimes it’s the way the story is delivered.
Either way, a reflection I often come to is that I need to be better at self-regulating to the middle.
The core skills of learning are a critical eye and an open mind.
Critical thinking is refusing to accept ideas at face value. Don't believe information until it's verified.
Openness is refusing to reject ideas at face value. Don't disbelieve information until it's falsified.