Lateral Thinking

Yes I like to think of myself as a so-called lateral thinker and I think that I am a lateral thinker because I've learned to not accept everything that is told to me as fact. Once you get out of high school and step out into the real world you really start to realize that you've been sheltered from certain things because some people don't agree with the information that they are trying to hide from you. I think that it really does take thinking out of the box for us to come up with better ways to live life.

I try to consciously be, think, and act in the present moment; that alone seems to be "outside the box" for most people. I'm not sure if this fits the definition of a "lateral thinker" or not, but I would definately say my line of thinking tends to be differant from that of other people.