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Step 1 in adopting rational skepticism in practice is examining your own biased thought processes, and I think you can never really stop revisiting this step.

Being skeptical means trying to see the world as it is, and not as you want it to be.
Step 2 is learning to withhold judgment as a reflex. It's about truly internalizing that there is a state between "proved" and "disproved" called "unproven" and every new assertion must start with a presumption of uncertain knowledge until it can be tested.
Step 3 is deciding in advance of examination where the burden of proof lies, and what that burden is. Deciding on what constitutes proof after observations are mentally logged invalidates the conclusions you can draw.
Step 4 is challenging your value as an observer. I've always felt this was James Randi's strongest suite: magicians understand deception. Feynman, too, made it his first principle.

Ask yourself how you could be deceived, even self-deceived.
Step 5, after you've observed and validated your conclusions, is attempting, to the best of you ability, to disprove your conclusions. Expose them to the withering glare of other rational skeptics, or your ideological enemies.

This is the peer review step.
Step 6: If your idea passes the tests, remain focused on the tentative nature of knowledge.

Remember, being wrong feels just like bring right. Admitting you're wrong is the painful thing, but if you value truth in your worldview, you should embrace that discomfort.
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