thinking for yourself

so much for that whole describing my day thing, so last class we started talking about thinking for yourself and whether or not that was really possible. some people didnt think it could truly be done because we are affected so much by everything and everyone around us. however i disagree, i think it is very possible to think for yourself. just because you are influenced by others doesnt mean you cant think for yourself. thinking for yourself is not the same as making a decision. the decision is an action and the thinking is what leads to that action. it is the analyzing and comprehension of facts, opinions, and events around you. when it comes down to making a decision, in a lot of cases there are only a few options. for example at college there are lots of parties. you can either go to a party or not go to a party and do something else. no matter what there will always be people that go and people that dont. you cant say that because you go to the party with lots of other people, you arent thinking for yourself. the decision may be the same decision as lots of other people, but that doesnt negate the fact that you think about whether you want to go, weighing the benefits and consequences, in your own head. the process of thinking is so much more complicated than simply going or not going, its ridiculous to assume that because the outcomes are the same that the process that got you there is also the same. there are so many people in the world and there have been for so long that it would be extremely difficult in your everyday life to do something that no one has ever done or thought about. you dont have to be unique to think for yourself