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What does it mean?
Conventional thought defines what is considered sane within a society.
In plain terms
Society decides what is normal and what is sane.
What can you take from it?
Question what is considered normal.

Where it applies

  • psychological assessment
  • social critique
  • self reflection

Putting it to work

  • question norms
  • redefine sanity

Questions to consider

  • What is conventional now?
  • Can sanity exist outside norms?

Another view

Deviation from convention can sometimes lead to harmful outcomes.

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