Being right is exhausting.
People don't appreciate the tremendous responsibility involved.
First, you have to develop an opinion.
Then you have to explain it.
Then you have to explain it again, usually more slowly.
And finally, you have to endure the extraordinary spectacle of someone disagreeing with you.
I used to believe that reasonable people could examine the same evidence and arrive at different conclusions.
I still believe that.
I simply haven't encountered nearly as many reasonable people as I originally anticipated.
Fortunately, I've developed an effective coping mechanism.
When someone disagrees with me, I listen carefully, consider their position, and occasionally discover something important.
Usually, it's that I need another cup of coffee.