More generally, there’s a difference between things being true and being useful. Believing that sometimes you should not update isn’t a really useful habit as it forces the rationalizations you mentioned.
Another example is believing “willpower is a limited quantity” vs. “it’s a muscle and the more I use it the stronger I get”. The first belief will push you towards not doing anything, which is similar to the default mode of not updating in your story.
More generally, there’s a difference between things being true and being useful. Believing that sometimes you should not update isn’t a really useful habit as it forces the rationalizations you mentioned.
Another example is believing “willpower is a limited quantity” vs. “it’s a muscle and the more I use it the stronger I get”. The first belief will push you towards not doing anything, which is similar to the default mode of not updating in your story.