“Confusion” is an initial phase of all knowledge

“Confusion” is an initial phase of all knowledge, without which one cannot progress to clarity.The important thing for the individual who truly desires to think is that he not be overly hurried but be faithful at each step of his mental itinerary to the aspect of reality currently under view, that he strive to avoid disdain for the preliminary distant and con- fused aspects due to some snob sense of urgency impelling him to arrive immediately at the more refined conclusions.

~ José Ortega y Gasset - The Origin of Philosophy