Hello Chris, I do a lot of reading much like yourself. I'm currently working on a few books, one is "The Neuropsychology of Self-Discipline", I know, exciting stuff!

I write because I was just thinking about being open-minded. In fact I wrote a small article on it. https://steemit.com/life/@mikeonfire/how-do-we-maintain-a-open-mind

I wrote it as a question... and now here is, an answer! Thanks! I appreciate your writing.

I've taken note of people's apprehension in being able to remain open minded. The defensive tactics people seem to have been conditioned to jump to. I believe people want open mindedness but don't take the time to practice what they preach and get that valuable experience necessary to overcome defensiveness.