Thinking like others is ok for things that are not important to you.

Success doesn’t always look like what we think it looks like.

It's the "Success Paradox." When a set of behaviors has gotten you somewhere, you keep doing them even though the circumstances have changed.

I think small groups have more collective wisdom than an individual.

I also believe that at a critical point (more than six people?), that collective wisdom turns into group think.

I found that I loved producing that kind of propaganda and I loved the power that a few students with a Macintosh computer could wield. I was hooked on communications at that point.

One of the easiest ways to solve your problems is to look at how others have solved a similar problem. So, in this regard, we are using the same thinking of others.