My biggest strength and weakness

A lot of people talk about strengths and weaknesses. Years ago, I took a good hard look at myself to better understand my own strengths and weaknesses. What I noticed is that my biggest strength and my biggest weakness happen to be the same thing, my thought process.

I am a big believer in independent thought. I want to emphasize what I mean by independent. Most people seriously underestimate how much our thoughts are influenced by others. I have managed to minimize these outside influence. Social acceptability is among the things that typically influence what we ultimately think. I refuse to allow anything to hinder my thought process, even social acceptability.

Social acceptability has become a narrow and rigid concept. The only way to meet these standards is to mindlessly accept them as your own. By rejecting these types of constraints, I can see things that nobody else can. I truly believe this should be viewed as my greatest area of strength right now. Unfortunately, this strength can get me into a lot of trouble. Like all independent thinkers in the modern world, I am a social outcast.

To date, I have not found a way to overcome the obstacles created by the most mindless conformist era in the history of humanity. Some of my thoughts are considered unacceptable purely on the basis of being different. If I say what I think, people will turn against me.

There's no doubt in my mind that my thoughts can benefit society. In some cases, this is because I have some valuable ideas. Other times, I can provide a unique perspective that should be able to get open-minded individuals to think about important topics.

I have been saying it for years. Given the opportunity, I could change the world. Unfortunately, my mental non-conformity combined with lesser areas of weakness such as writing and social skills consistently undermines my intent. People tend to turn against me whenever I try to contribute my thoughts.