I hate the term “think outside the box”. I cringe when people use the term and throw up in my mouth when people use the term to describe themselves.
Maybe I don’t understand it, but what exactly is “the box”? The problem with the phrase is that it has a different meaning for everyone because the reference for “the box” is different for everyone. Sure, there could be unwritten parameters that would describe what is conventional and what would be “outside the box” within a certain context, but even these can be arbitrary. Instead of determining whether something is inside or outside, adjust the parameters by which you judge.
Don’t think outside the box. Make your box bigger.
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