Think for Yourself

 

PART THREE

RECLAIMING AUTONOMY

The problem of blind obedience to expertise is that it has become our default condition. To reclaim our autonomy and self-determination skills, we need to think for ourselves. We must begin by understanding the constraints that exist upon the expertise we obtain. Awareness of how our scarce attention is deployed is critical and requires we be cognizant of who or what is framing our choices. But we also need to remain goal oriented, understanding that those with a narrow focus can help with tasks, but responsibility for the mission, however, remains ours. We should also fight back against the tyranny of established wisdom if it isn’t applicable to our specific situation. We cannot be expert in everything and ...