How to Think for Yourself
BlogPaul GrahamJun 14, 2020
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Independent thinking requires three traits: caring more about truth than orthodoxy, picking unfashionable problems, and being able to discount fashion. Most education optimizes for the opposite. Surround yourself with other independent minds. Avoid environments where heresy is punished.
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!Image 1: How to Think for YourselfNovember 2020 There are some kinds of work that you can't do well without thinking differently from your peers. To be a successful scientist, for example, it's not enough just to be correct. Your ideas have to be both correct and novel. You can't publish papers…
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