It seems to me that critical thinking skills are an important part of lifelong learning. If my observations of social media are accurate, too many people nowadays fall into the trap of only associating with people who think exactly like they do. You need to be deliberate to not fall into this trap yourself.
Listening to podcasts is a great way to hear the ideas and opinions of people you would not normally associate with in person. I am a regular listener to podcasts from the Sydney Institute, which is one of Australia's leading current affairs think tanks. As Australia debates whether or not it needs legislation to protect freedom of religion, a recent dialogue between Senator Kimberley Kitching (ALP, Vic), and the Liberal Party's Tim Wilson, Member for Goldstein, was a valuable contribution to this debate.
In their prepared remarks, Kitching and Wilson both argued their cases well. At these forums, which run to a strict one hour time limit, speakers are allocated 30 minutes, followed by another half hour of questions from the audience. Kitching could benefit from more media training. I have noticed that when she answers questions, she excessively uses the phrase, "I think that..." I noted that she said it 36 times. If she and Wilson were given an an equal amount of time for answering questions, that means that she used it 36 times in 15 minutes.
https://thesydneyinstitute.com.au/blog/religious-freedom-two-views-senator-kimberley-kitching-tim-wilson-mp/
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