Maybe the litary of Tarski could help with that motivation:
"If the answer is O(x log(x)), then I desire to believe that the answer is O(x log(x));
If the answer is not O(x log(x)), then I desire to believe that the answer is not O(x log(x));
Let me not become attached to answers I may not want."
That's a good way of thinking about it. I hope it works.
It's perhaps a bit late to kick this off, but:
What are your resolutions for 2011, if you choose to make use of that Schelling point for self-improvement?