The Uncommon Life

Uncommon sense for an unconventional life – A blog by Kent Healy

Tag Archives: think for yourself

6 ways to be independent-minded in a world of conformity and convention

by Kent Healy, 9 comments.

⇒21 Apr 2011

There is immense value in being able to think and act independently in a world of conformity and convention – in fact, all innovation and novelty depends on it. It can be challenging to free ourselves from the explicit and implicit forces that keep our brain in the box, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. Read More →

The Real World Myth – Is someone else’s reality holding you back? (Part 2)

by Kent Healy, 16 comments.

⇒25 Feb 2011

Advice about the “real world” may come with good intentions, but that doesn’t make it accurate. Don’t “get real” in light of someone else’s definition of the “real world.” What someone else finds true need not become your dogma. Read More →