Dangerous beliefs, #trust30, and Self-Reliance
A dangerous belief is one that you hold which is unpopular with those who you love, admire, and respect. It’s dangerous to you because it will make you feel alone. It’s dangerous to them because they no longer fully understand you.
However, they’re also really rare. We are strongly influenced by consensus. If everyone we love believes one thing, it’s very difficult for us to belief anything other. Why is that? And is it a problem?
This has been my question to myself for years. So when asked to come up with a writing prompt for #trust30, a 30-day writing challenge to supplement the latest Domino Project book (a republishing of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Self-Reliance”) I could think of no better prompt:
One Strong Belief by Buster Benson
It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude. - Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance
The world is powered by passionate people, powerful ideas, and fearless action. What’s one strong belief you possess that isn’t shared by your closest friends or family? What inspires this belief, and what have you done to actively live it?
How would you answer that?
Check out their latest prompts, and make the pledge to write for 30 days.
I also really love Gwen Bell’s prompt: “15 minutes to live”. It gave me shivers.
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