7. Think For Yourself
Taking time out to think is still frowned on in many organizations that prize activity
over creativity. People who work in creativity-constrained organizations are likely to
think the way they are supposed to think, or as others think, or as has always been
the way to think. It’s like the blinkered thinking that Hans Christian Anderson
describes in his story of “The Emperor’s New Clothes”. Everyone in the land refuses to
see that the emperor is naked and has been duped into believing he is wearing a
splendid costume for his coronation. Only a young boy who has been ill and not party
to the cultural brainwashing can see the truth and cries out: “Look, everyone, the
Emperor is wearing no clothes!”
Tip: Don’t let others tell you how to think. When others ask your opinion, tell it to
them straight.
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