Receptiveness and openness
I think I’d better speak for myself on this before I offend people of my age group. I recall when I was younger, I used to be more receptive and open to new ideas and opinions from others than now. Perhaps it is what people say “starting with a clean slate” when one is young. I think it is important to re-apply that “clean-slate” mentality to start (before dismissing others straight away), then add our experience to help us reach the final decision/conclusion.