"The best way to get out of a local maximum that I've found is to incorporate elements of a different, but clearly functional, intellectual tradition." I agree wholeheartedly with this being a good way (Not sure about "best"). The crux is "clearly functional" and "maxima" -- and as an adult, I can make pretty good judgments about this. I'm also likely to bake in some biases about this that could be wrong. And depending on what society you find yourself within, you might do the same.
