Do you think inside or outsite the box?

I think you'll find that most people have always thought "within the box". Thinking outside the box comes from creativity, flexibility, and intelligence, and evidence is that only a minority of people are any of these three things. Miost people are conservative, inflexible, derivative, and not very bright. In case you're wondering, I'm not stating my own opinions here as fact, there are literally thousands of studies done in psychology and sociology over the past 60 years or so from which this evidence is derived. Lash

I am so far out of the box, I can't even see the darn thing. I hardly see basic logic of why things are needed as thinking outside the box though. But then again my sense of common sense is warped. Things that I deem as common sense and "inside the box", for some people those are revelations, while for me it's business as usual. Maybe I just have a bigger box? If my inside the box is so many people's outside the box, is that what makes me so open minded?

i think both. i need to weigh things before i make a decision. that is why i always get a headache before i end up making a decision. too much thinking and weighing.

Why one must be concerned about what others think? And the mind is not a box to turn inside out or vice-versa!:)Materialism is much prevalent in our society. And society is not without us - the individuals! So, thinking becomes a collective action of the past, resurfacing as the present experience, to safeguard our possessive interests to continue in the future. A free-spirited mind will explore the world within oneself. Yes, on the physical plane, one has to involve with the worldly affairs - science, lifestyle, art, and everything. Isn't life beautiful when one experience the variety? So, it's the action which causes the experience enjoyable. At the same time, thinking provoke to right-actions. If you expect what's good for you when you think(as you said, "Out of the Box!), then that expectation would conceal the vision to see the world as it is. That's why the questions of life always kill our present living. We tend to spend time in trivial thoughts than in transforming the precious thoughts for the common good. All we can do is only to wish for things to happen to our satisfaction! Because, the world is revolving at a great pace with targets to achieve in life! So, being exceptional doesn't mean that one should think different, but to act thoughtfully. This is no teaching, or a sermon of prosy literature, but my understanding. So, let's share what we have good in everyone of us to make this world an enjoyable place! Cheers!

luckly,i'm outsite the box.most time i just buy the thing i really need.example,when i need mobile phone,i will choose one simple & cheap,cause i just use it to call and send message.a fashion one may cool,and have so many functions,but in fact i never use these function,so why i should pay for them?

I find it challenging to think outside the box. Thinking inside the box seems so norrow & limited. I believe some of the greatest inventions started with creative & witty ideas. Such as electricity. I'm sure Edison was laughed at about that one. To me thinking outside the box keeps the mind stimulated and useful.

I think that needs are more important rather than fashion or trends. If I can do something at a lower cost with a slight deviation from norm, I do it and end up being more comfortable if I'd followed the beaten path. If that is out of the box thinking then I plead guilty. I have a habit of balancing my needs with the cost, and if cost exceeds my capability to pay, or I feel that it is exorbitant, then I try and come up with a solution that gets me to my goals from a different path. Because of this attitude, when working with a team, I have gained quite a lot of unpopularity sometimes, but ultimately have manged to win a grudging admiration once the goals have been achieved. Team leaders have sometimes hated me initially, but once the goals have been reached, have been quick to grab credit for any gains, but I still keep at it. Too long a post this, maybe I'll write later... gotta have my dinner now.

What box? lol. I am still living in the past. I do not have an ipod as I have no use for one. I only have technology that is useful to me. I hate to go with trends for any reason. I would like to think that I think outside of boxes, never like being boxed in to anything.

Well, I'm an out of the box thinker. I am also an early adapter for most technologies, but I'm also cheap. I still have my IPOD, circa 2004. It still works for music. I have other devices for other things. PSP for movies and games and a palm pilot for organizer and phone. I'll change when my current stuff is broken even though it is clunky and makes me look old fashioned. When it comes to innovation though, thinking outside the box is important. At work, I commonly ask myself why? What happens if? and What is next? I think that it is important to also think of the worse case scenario of actions and think about how to mitigate those worse case effects. This is what I do almost everyday, along with counseling people on their careers and tell stories about how it used to be.