I would say independent thought is a limited resource, and you should allocate it wisely. There are many things you can "think for yourself" about that wouldn'

I would say independent thought is a limited resource, and you should allocate it wisely. There are many things you can "think for yourself" about that wouldn't return much for the investment. For example, if I rejected english and made my own language that would probably be a long-shot. For a while, I wasn't interested in using math formulas until I could prove them, in hindsight maybe I'd say spend that energy getting better at people skills. I think you'll find 90% of things are done the right way, and if you deviate you're probably doing worse for it. So it's worst being deliberate about. I don't think independent thought is an ends in itself.