In the film ‘Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy’ George Smiley (Gary Oldman) is confident he can beat the Russian chief spy because his opposite spook has no space in his life for doubt.

In this video Seth Godin, supremo blogger, makes a similar point that fundamentalism drives out curiosity.

I recall a medical colleague years ago sharing the three most important words for doctors:

“I don’t know”…

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