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1、Thinkforyourself1.Thinkingforyourselfisstillaradicalact.2.Thinkingforyourselfisnotapopularactivity,thoughitshouldbe.Everystepofrealprogressinoursocietyhascomefromit.Butinmostcircles,particularlyinplacesthatshapeourlives–families,schoolsandmostworkplaces–thinkingforyourselfisregard
2、edwithsuspicion.Someinstitutionsthwartitonpurpose.Itcanbeseenasdangerous.3.IwasremindedofthissadfactatapartywhenafellowguestaskedmethesubjectofabookIwasplanningtowrite.Itoldhimthatitwasabouthowpeoplecanhelpeachothertothinkforthemselves.“Ohdear,”hesaid,“Idon’tthinkmuchofthat;Imuchp
3、referpeopledoasthey’retold.”Ilaterfoundoutthatheisthefourth-generationpresidentofoneofthelargestoilcompanies.4.Whenwasthelastorganizationalvisionstatementyousawthatincludedthewords“…todevelopourselvesintoamodelenvironmentinwhicheveryoneateverylevelcanthinkforthemselves”?Forthatmat
4、ter,whenwasthelasttimesomebodyaskedyou,“Whatdoyoureallythink,really?”andthenwaitedforyoutoansweratlength?5.Thisdearthshouldnotsurpriseus.Hardlyanyonehasbeenencouraged,muchlesstrained,tothinkforthemselves,andtheirteachersandparentsandbossesweren’teither.Andneitherweretheirs.(Wemayh
5、avelearnedtoreverethinkerslikeSocrates,butwealsolearnedthatthestatepoisonedhimforthinkingforhimself:notunmitigatedencouragement.)6.Occasionally,however,wedohaveateacherormentorwhotrulywantsustodevelopourownthinking.Theygiveusglimpses.WhenIwas13yearsold,Iwasputintoanadvancedalgebra
6、course.Onthefirstdaytheteacher,whowasmalignedbystudentsasahardteacherbecauseshetriedtogetthemtothink,stoodinfrontoftheblackboardandsaid,“Onthepaperinfrontofyouwritethesumofanumber.”7.Theentireclassof35pubescentpeoplejuststaredather.Sherepeatedthedirection,“Writethesumofanumber.”8.
7、Iremembermyhandgatheringsweataroundthepencil.Afewheadslookeddownandtheirpencilsstartedup.Iwonderedwhatintheworldtheywerewriting.Isawthegirlacrosstheaislefrommeleanforwardandpeerovertheshoulderoftheboyinfrontofherwhowasscribblingsomething.Thenshescratchedafigureandimmediatelycovere
8、ditwithherhand.9.Theteacherpaceda
