Read the side you disagree with once in a while. If your view can’t survive that, it wasn’t that strong.

Views that have never been tested are held on trust rather than on understanding. Reading the strongest version of the other case does one of two things. It shows you a hole in your own position, which is useful, or it leaves you holding the same view with reasons behind it, which is much sturdier than before. Either outcome is a gain, and avoidance is the only move that gains nothing.

Find a serious argument against something you believe, made by someone thoughtful rather than by a loud example. Read it properly once. Then write down, in your own words, the best point they made.