How to become a great thinker

And no, school did not teach me this

Don’t debate with people who are mental black holes

You know, the ones who haven’t quite mastered not throwing emotional tantrums when life dares to be difficult. The ones who trade curiosity for the tried-and-tested wisdom of the herd. The ones who cling to authority like a child clutching their favorite blankie, ready to brandish a pitchfork at anyone with a conflicting idea. Stick around, and they'll wrap you in a warm cocoon of conformity—until you burst, naturally.

Let your mind wander

Seriously, just let it drift. No map, no GPS, no pre-printed guide to "how life should be." Where does it go? That’s your curiosity calling.

Ask the questions no one is asking

Dive deep into that thing that caught your fancy. Read everything about it until your eyes bleed and your brain feels like it’s been on a rollercoaster ride. Ask questions that make others squirm, peel back layers like you’re peeling an onion of infinite wisdom. And if it makes people raise their eyebrows and mutter, “Wait, what?”—congratulations, you’re officially shaking things up!

Emotionally detach from your beliefs

Seriously, echo chambers aren’t the gospel of ultimate truth, they’re just beliefs you think… for now. Hold them lightly. Maybe they’re true, maybe they’re not. The point is they’re placeholders until reality drops some hard facts. Certainty is overrated. Uncertainty? That’s where the good stuff is.

Sharpen your mind like it’s a blade

Do workbooks. They’re not just for the plane—puzzles, patterns, logic grids, paradoxes, thought experiments — whatever it takes to make your brain a lean, mean, critical-thinking machine.

Know how to dodge bullshit

Study up on biases, fallacies, linguistic tricks, and all those lovely little psychological quirks that make us terrible at figuring out the truth sometimes. Cut through the noise like a ninja.

Challenge everything

Forget about being “right.” Fall in love with being wrong, because that’s where the real growth happens. Sure, it’ll give your ego a punch in the gut, but once you get cozy in that discomfort? You’ll become an Olympic thinker.

Don’t lean on your emotions

I know, I know—counterintuitive and scary. But seriously, treat emotional reasoning like that sketchy street you’d never walk down at night. The more you trust those feelings, the easier it is to lose sight of reality, and the easier you are to be manipulated. Lean on logic instead; it’s your ticket to being in control.

Watch out for gatekeepers

These types are master manipulators. Good thing you learned how to dodge the bullshit. You’ll find them everywhere, especially in the most "prestigious" places. Academia, institutions, gurus. No one knows everything, but everyone thinks they do. Egos runs rampant. You’re here for the truth, not someone’s inflated sense of authority.

Let your spirit guide you (or not, I’m not the boss of you)

While the crowd zigs, you zag, moonwalk, or just take a casual stroll in the opposite direction. The moment you stop being one of the sheep? Boom—you’re the shepherd now. Go ahead, blaze your own trail.