The Science of Groupthink
From an outsider.
Many groups and some niche groups have exclusive sets of people who do not tend to think outside the box and have many limiting beliefs. They try to force it even though it might be wrong, and they don’t care because everyone else does it that way, too.
I was researching groupthink and how I somehow didn’t do this kind of thing growing up and through most of my life, and I am a little annoyed by how people say there is only one way toward enlightenment. It seems so impossible that many people lose hope or think they aren’t disciplined enough and start living lives that are boring or not worth living and not living to the fullest.
Something made me realize how important seizing the day is. I think it’s better to have half-truths or graduated beliefs, like thinking a little of one thing and some of another that might seem contradictory but gives you more richness and an ability to flourish.
I believe those with set and strict beliefs don’t only limit their growth but the growth of those around them. They do not leave room for reaching higher consciousness, let alone enlightenment, and they will inevitably become mediocre and uninteresting.
Many of the problems in the world, including poverty, famine, and war, come from the selfish mindsets of regular human beings. As I…
