How to be original and different from gray mass? How not to be a cog in the mechanism of society? How to be an individual?
The article will be useful for all people who themselves, without suspecting it, live according to the "herd instinct", thereby belittling their personal qualities. And there are also individuals who are aware that they obey the herd instinct, and do not even resist it, go with the flow, because it’s just convenient for it. And it’s also convenient because being in a herd is not bad, since there is already a certain heated place, that is, a mask, the main characteristics artificially grown inside, by which the other members of the herd recognize each other.
There is a leader in the herd who also simplifies the task, decides everything himself, as he says, so it will be, and it is unnecessary to strain his mental abilities in order to come up with something new and original. You can take a closer look at the more positive and negative aspects of the "herd instinct."
If you look on the one hand, then being in such a herd environment is not even bad, you can attribute interaction, mutual assistance, mutual understanding to all the pluses, all that carries the principle of interaction. But what to do when there is no herd nearby, if there are no those with whom this interaction is happening. What then to do with your personality? When there are no people around whose rules we perform certain actions, ignoring or suppressing our personal position and opinion, for the sake of others.
Having shown his individuality in self-expression or creativity, one may encounter misunderstanding and pressure from others. Since this goes beyond the herd principle of the life of many, and from their perspective it is perceived as something wild, new and alien. But maybe you just need to go through this period, let others get used to your new and such a natural image for you. And believe me, over time you will only be respected for this.
