John Keats, the English Romantic Poet of the 19th century was a great admirer of William Shakespeare. In fact, he was so impressed with the prolific playwright's body of work he took an in-depth look into why Shakespeare was so creative.
Keats came to the conclusion that Shakespeare had something called, "Negative Capability," or the ability to hold two contradictory ideas in your mind without irritation, or loss of poise.
The benefit of Negative Capability is the ability to think critically without feeling constrained to coming up with a definitive answer or conclusion. As a result, you live with the questions and cultivate the ability to adopt more than one viewpoint.
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