On Thinking for Yourself: Instinct, Education, Dissension (Atlantic Editions)
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On Thinking for Yourself: Instinct, Education, Dissension (Atlantic Editions)
Always think for yourself. Don’t automatically accept what you are told.
Laurence Endersen • Pebbles of Perception: How a Few Good Choices Make All The Difference
The three components of independent-mindedness work in concert: fastidiousness about truth and resistance to being told what to think leave space in your brain, and curiosity finds new ideas to fill it.
bad time • How to Think for Yourself
Most notably, it compels you to experience a crisis of soul-searching doubt when you realize you are not living a life of authenticity.
Todd Rose • Dark Horse: Achieving Success Through the Pursuit of Fulfillment
The collective mind of our culture is largely anti-intellectual and shallow, lacking the intellectual categories or ability to think deeply about things that matter most. Many are guided more by feeling and desire than by reason.