Usually other people's insights change the way I think, whereas my own insights just reinforce my thought processes. I think there are two categories of insight

Usually other people's insights change the way I think, whereas my own insights just reinforce my thought processes. I think there are two categories of insights that change how people think (maybe more) ... 1) light-bulb insights and 2) burn-down-the-house insights. The latter category typically entails a tossing out of prior knowledge, training, or conditioning. I have experienced these after prolonged immersion in a very different environment and after reading books that I hated/couldn't accept initially. The light-bulb insights typically come after intensive study, but don't change how I think...