Culture of Conformity Could be a Drain on Productivity
Recently I saw this scene on TV (I forgot if it appeared in some movie or in some TV show; perhaps in Game of Thrones) where a soldier was expressing some doubts to the military commander; who in turn asked him, “Do you wonder about this world? The way it is going and about its things in general?” “No”, replied the solider. The commander concluded plainly, “It is better not to start now.” The soldier’s eyes showed fear and he quietly went back to follow his orders. This snap-conversation made me reflect and think about my own attitude towards “world in general”. It seemed that the conversation could also be perfectly meant for me. I have this habit of thinking or reflecting about “this world in general”. This conversation kept lingering in my mind for many days during which I was not writing anymore; until I made up my mind about it. I knew that somehow I had felt the same “fear” the soldier had felt. More than anything else it was the fear of consequences in case of ‘nonconf...