"The more labels you apply to yourself, the stupider you become."

That's from Paul Graham

• I'm a Vegetarian

• I'm a Vegan

• I’m a Carnivore

• I’m an Entrepreneur

• I'm a Christian

• I'm a Muslim

• I'm an Atheist

• I'm a Democrat

• I'm a Republican

• I'm a Libertarian

• I'm an Anarchist

• I'm an Environmentalist

• I'm a Feminist

• I'm a Capitalist

• I'm a Marxist

• I'm an Existentialist

• I’m a Pessimist

• I’m an Optimist

• I'm a Stoic

• I'm a Romanticist

• I'm a Minimalist

• I'm a Humanist

• I'm a Transhumanist

• I'm a Traditionalist

• I'm a Technologist

• I'm a Humanitarian

• I'm a Pacifist

• I'm an Activist

• I'm a Pragmatist

• I'm an Idealist

• I'm a Realist

• I’m a Believer

• I'm a Skeptic

Sound familiar?

This reductionism oversimplifies reality because the cognitive load of having to think is hard.

Labels can lead to self-fulfilling prophecies, influencing people to conform to the expectations associated with that label.

Ditch the labels—you don’t need them. Take ideas piecemeal rather than subscribing to all or nothings.