We’re not the only ones obsessed with stupid ideas. If you’re interested in thinking for yourself try reading 5 Ways to Develop Independent Thought, a guest post by Tom O’Leary at Pick The Brain.
Logically, when we think like everyone else is thinking, the best we can expect is to achieve what they’re already achieving. If our aim is to over-achieve, we need to avoid the same banal influences and think impossibly. We need to become independent from conventional wisdom.
More often than not, conventional wisdom is right, or at least a good idea. Millennia of philosophy and religion has generated some great insight into life. But often is not the same as always, and the more conformist the society in which you live, the more difference a good idea can make. And unfortunately, you can’t always tell the difference between a good idea and a stinker. Take a chance!