If two experts disagree, that’s not a reason to give up. It’s a sign you found the interesting part.

CREATIVITY

WHAT THIS MEANS

Disagreement between people who both know a lot tells you something about the subject, not about your ability to follow it. Usually it means the evidence is genuinely incomplete, or the two of them are weighing different risks, and that is where the real thinking in any field happens. Walking away because the answer is not clean means leaving at the most interesting moment.

Find a question the experts split on and work out what each side is actually claiming. Look for what would settle it. Describing both positions fairly is worth more than picking one quickly.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Which disagreement made you stop reading instead of dig further?

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