Ignorance: 'The common person fears to think beyond the common.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Ordinary people often fear to think differently or beyond accepted norms.
- In plain terms
- Many people are afraid to think outside the box.
- What can you take from it?
- Do not fear thinking beyond the norm.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are you afraid to think differently?
- What limits your thinking?
Another view
Not all unconventional thinking is useful.
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