Should You Question Everything?
Why am I believing what I believe? Is it possible that I’m wrong? Do I know what I’m talking about? Am I leaning out because I don’t understand? Am I following the party line? Are these my own beliefs or the beliefs of the people like me?
Steven Bartlett • The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life
In the most independent-minded people, the desire not to be told what to think is a positive force. It's not mere skepticism, but an active delight in ideas that subvert the conventional wisdom, the more counterintuitive the better.
bad time • How to Think for Yourself
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.