In the 1995 book "Being Digital" a method of selecting all news feeds based on personal preferences is described. This tool is referred to as "The Daily Me." I have to remind myself to go out and find opposing perspectives and to avoid only selecting materials that agree with my current views.
Uncertainty and questioning can be disconcerting but it is a state that seems to be necessary for progress. As Jacques Monod stated, "Collective self-satisfaction is the death of the research. It is restlessness, anxiety, dissatisfaction, agony of mind that nourish science." I think this goes beyond science to all aspects of life.
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