Index4Index #14 - Mark Twain on thinking with the majority

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"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect."

Mark Twain

Mark Twain was a very prolific writer but I must admit I don't know a whole lot about him or his work. I did read "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", and liked both books but that's about it.

I recently stumbled upon this quote by him and it really spoke to me. I don't know in what context did Twain say it so I can only speak to my own interpretation of his words.

Even though I know it's impossible, or at least highly unlikely, to excel in every single thing we do, I always try to avoid being mediocre as much as I can. And I believe one way to do that is doing things differently than most people do.

Even before I found out about this Mark Twain quote, I always tried to find different, and often better, ways to do things. I know that, sometimes, there is a reason why there is a road that is more travelled and it's not always wise to pick a different direction than most but you should always contemplate it and decided if there is an opportunity to spot something that most people just can't see.

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