On Thinking For Oneself (excerpt) by Arthur Schopenhauer 1788–1860
Channel: Craig Campbell
Date: 2019-09-27

Schopenhauer's essay was published as part of Parerga and Paralipomena (Greek for "Appendices" and "Omissions", respectively; German: Parerga und Paralipomena) is a collection of philosophical reflections by Arthur Schopenhauer published in 1851. I found it in The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; The Art of Literature by Arthur Schopenhauer.
He thought most people live through the thoughts of others and that there is a fundamental difference between the thinker and the man or woman of mere learning. No one can will to think at every moment but has to wait for the thought to come.