Learning From Unconventional Sources

“The great masses of the people will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one.” -Adolf Hitler

There is much wisdom in unconventional wisdom. I learned this kinda late in life but I'm still thankful I did. I learned this from (guess where?) unconventional sources out of sheer curiosity and love of learning. The current education-then-work setup is probably the best example of how "ineffective" or "outdated" conventional wisdom is. Those days of "go to school, get good grades and get a high-paying stable job is over. Job security just doesn't exist anymore. Companies can lay off hundreds or even thousands of employees at the bat of an eyelash just to justify their bottomlines. This goes to show that the old conventional "models" just don't work anymore. If you are one of the few very lucky individuals to land a "stable" job, you better think again.. Do you really want to be doing your job from 9am-5pm every single day for the next 30 or more years? Don't you ever wonder if there is more to life than this? The answer is YES! There is always a better way! but first, i want to point out another example which is conventional wisdom on nutrition. Remember the food pyramid that we were taught ever since grade school? that we must consume more of the stuff at the bottom (bread, rice, cereals) than the stuff at the top (fish, meat). It is just plain WRONG! that is the reason that the generation that taught that to us are obese or are dying of obesity related diseases like diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, hypertension, etc!

The natural question that comes to mind is, "so where can we get or learn unconventional wisdom? before, it used to be trough trial-and-error and then passed down by families from generation to generation (like secret recipes) rich-dad style. Lucky for us, we live in the internet age where anything can be shared through the internet. Aside from books, ebooks, instructional videos, and  training programs can now be easily bought/ downloaded over the internet whenever and wherever we are. That is power right at our fingertips. The power to change our destinies and live remarkable lives are now at hand. All we need to do is to learn and not let fear of the unknown hinder us into inaction. Let's not be mediocre and "safe" like the masses, we must try other things, other ways, and other means that other people have proven to work.