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People often don't really know if they're conventional thinkers or independent thinkers.
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Briefly, all novel ideas come from curiosity.
That's how people feel before finding them.
Independent mindedness and curiosity can predict each other.
(Except in children, because all children are curious.)
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When you're young, it's super important for you to consider which type of work you wanna be doing.
Because you can either be independent-minded or conventional minded. And it, more or less, depends on birth.
People who are naturally Independent Minded will find tasks, that require onl...
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Don't let anybody tell you your novel ideas are almost like practical jokes.
All mainstream ideas of today were "stupid" back in the day.
Like letting strangers sleep in your house. (AirBnB)
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To be more independent-minded, be sceptical.
When someone says something to you, ask yourself "is that true?"
You'll find "yes" is not always an answer.
Some of what most people believe in will be proved false in the future, see if you can guess which ones.
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There's a definite correlation between having a sense of humour and being independent-minded.
And there is also a correlation between being humourless and thinking conventionally.
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Fastidiousness about Truth means being careful about the degree to which you believe in something
Conventional thinkers often think if something is probable, it is certain.
And if something is unlikely, it's impossible.
But Independent thinkers don't believe anything, about a...
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Independent mindedness is largely inborn, but you can still magnify it in yourself.
Or at least, prevent yourself from diminishing it.
There are 3 ways:
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To be more independent-minded, surround yourself with Independent thinkers
If you be with conventional thinkers, you won't be able to freely express your novel ideas.
Whereas around independent thinkers, you'll find people sharing and appreciating their ideas. This will encourage y...
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To be more independent-minded, you've to not know what most others think.
Because if you don't know what most others think, you cannot blindly follow their beliefs and hence you will have to be independent-minded.
But a conventional minded person will probably feel anxious about not...
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It's all about these 3 things:
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