6 Non Impossible Ways to Become an Independent Thinker From Now Onward
Get ready to betray the rat race
Most people don’t think.
People who imitate don’t have the guts to contradict the existing beliefs. They stay in their comfort zone. They deny the difficult path. They are the victims of conditioning.
Once humans are conditioned, they are easy to manage (and manipulate). In one sense, it’s good.
Think of absolute freedom. Give humans the liberty to do whatever they want to do, and they will create utter chaos — Rape, stealing, murder, and whatnot.
‘Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.’
— Douglas Bader
People who are conditioned set themselves in cages. They think in a particular way. They believe in something and don’t change if given a better perspective. They are not open to ideas.
Being an independent thinker needs effort.
There is nothing good or bad as such, but harmless and harmful. You need to understand the difference between harmless and harmful. And then choose the harmless patterns. Smoking is not bad. It is harmful.
Many say that, ‘Oh I know a person who doesn’t smoke but that person is no more’, or they say, ‘Everyone dies, so better I die as a pro-smoker.’ It is not that non-smokers will not die. Anyone can die the next moment, the only difference is that the non-smoker reduces his risk by hedging himself with a choice to inhale clean air.
Independent thinkers know WHY they do WHAT they do.
The Human Ecosystem
There are only two forces that runs the human ecosystem — The Have’s and the Have Not’s. The Have’s keep on dominating the conditioned beings.
These privileged groups have existed in human society with different names in different ages: kings, priests, business-people, and now politicians.
They decide the true north. And the most follow blindly.
Contrary, wise people inquire. They question authority. They develop perspectives. They shake the existing world order. They are independent thinkers.
Independent thinkers have also come with different names in different ages — Poets, writers, astronomers, mathematicians, scientists, social reformers, change-makers, saints, and now activists.
People who think on their own are not prejudiced. They have their WHYs for their action.
Fortunately, in this age of abundance, you don’t need to be any of these professionals to become an independent thinker.
You just need to be a reader. Most of which you can do on the internet for free.
6 Ways To Become An Independent Thinker
Inquire The Existing
Question yourself daily. Ask yourself — Am I right? Am I performing the right rituals? Are my beliefs true?
Think about why we do what we do. Question how the world works. How our society runs, how kangaroos keep their pouch clean, likewise.
“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.”
— Buddha
Read A Lot Of Genres
The solution to every problem exists in one or the other form. The only limiting thing is your willingness about whether to attract it or not. The fastest approach to getting untied from your limitations is to read what is uncharted by the majority. Reading helps solve all your limitations.
“Think before you speak. Read before you think.”
Stay Open For Perspectives
Contradictions raise our egos. Dissolve it.
When you are open to ideas, you evolve. It is necessary to remain open-minded. Otherwise, you will restrict yourself from opportunities.
Challenge Your Views
I got diagnosed with IBS, a shitty untreatable ailment.
If I’d taken for granted that my life’s become wasted, I would not be writing this.
My worldview was restricted. I thought there was no better option than taking doses of medicines. I was wrong.
I challenged myself. I read what doctors didn’t prescribe. I learned bitter lessons. I came out of the ailment.
I made it possible only because I kept on searching for alternate ways to solve the problem.
There is always a solution to a problem. If you have not found the best way, you’ve not researched to your best.
Don’t restrict your world view.
Travel With Eyes Wide Open
Why different gods control different people?
When you travel different parts of the world, you will see different cultures. Cultures which don’t believe in what you believe.
Your wide open eyes can awaken your brain to understand the world better.
Cross-Examine The Flow
If a log of wood is put into a river, it floats and moves in the direction of the current. It has no choice to examine whether it is moving towards a 369m fall.
To understand herd mentality, you should take some time and watch the movement of sheep.
They follow the first one without questioning whether they are tracing the right path.
Humans are social animals. What distinguishes us from sheep is the consciousness to introspect.
Everyone introspects. But, we think in short term. This mindset, although looks lucrative, is destructive.
The one who get in the Have’s club becomes the trend setter and the world follows — Welcome to the human race.
- Everyone is eating junk.
- Everyone is watching news.
- Everyone is having a good life on Instagram
- Everyone believes in consumerism.
- Everyone buys on credit
- Everyone goes to school.
- Everyone needs a degree.
- Everyone relies on a single-source of income.
- Everyone lay eggs in one basket.
- Everyone is corrupt.
- Everyone is wearing brands.
- Everyone is exploiting labor.
- Everyone is exploiting earth’s resources.
- Everyone uses plastic.
- Everyone is getting rich.
- Everyone is meditating.
- Everyone believes in god.
Betray everyone.
