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This is true to the extent that all of one's beliefs, thoughts and feelings are reflectively consistent, incorporating all available evidence into a cohesive, integrated whole.
Comparatively little of the process of learning is the absorbing of evidence not previously heard. Most of the benefits come from deliberate practice#Deliberate_practice) and repetition. If I didn't listen to the advice of people whose advice generation I could emulate I would be much worse off.