Assume Others Know Something You Do Not

So, listen, to yourself and to those with whom you are speaking. Your wisdom then consists not of the knowledge you already have, but the continual search for knowledge, which is the highest form of wisdom. It is for this reason that the priestess of the Delphic Oracle in ancient Greece spoke most highly of Socrates, who always sought the truth. She described him as the wisest living man, because he knew that what he knew was nothing.

Bayes' Theorem describes the probability of an event based on prior knowledge. However, if you completely believe something, no new evidence is going to change your belief, which is not good. This is analogous to inheriting tyrannical order from the past and not letting new information update the old order. If you do not allow chaos to update your current order, then you will never change.

Rather than seeking to prove that what you already know is correct, assume the other person knows something that you don't, and play with their ideas. This is an expression of humility, which is important. It's not thinking that you are good or already know everything, and not being complacent. There may be chaos that is unknown to you that will update your order. Your wisdom consists not of the knowledge you already have, but the continual search for knowledge. Assume you don't know everything, and that the other person might know something you don't, in good faith. This is the basis for the Socratic method, and is important for avoiding echo chambers.

References

12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson