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Interesting article, but "Disconnect from sources of conventional thinking" is bad advice. Better advice would be "think differently about conventional thinking" or "Don't take conventional thinking at face value." As the start of the article says, the student's independent thought was flubbed by the class. So it went nowhere. Being completely unconnected with what people are thinking puts one at a disadvantage because people won't identify with you. Then they'll just roll their eyes everytime you open your mouth. Not very helpful. True independent thinking engages the status quo but challenges it in a way that makes it look upon and question itself.
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