Out of what? Mind! No!Box.

Lateral thinking, Out of the box thinking,are something like a super power which only great minds posses,all god given minds are the same,to make it great is in our thinking.or atleast in the hands of the people around us.The extremes of mind are Optimism and Pessimism,the most common example referred to differentiate optimism and pessimism is Half full glass of water  and Half empty glass of water,the later one being pessimistic point of view and the earlier optimistic.But!,if I say it is half H₂ O and O₂ (water and air)
where do I fit into?!? I would like to call it logical thinking or at least "think with your own brain". Most of the times we think only what we hear only because we are lazy to think about something,which someone has already done,we are programmed not to waste time on things that are not related to us.If people had lived that way we wouldn't have so many inventions that has made our life so convenient.
Another story that comes to my mind "when asked the eldest son why is he an alcohol addict,he said,my father is an addict so am I,and the younger was a tea toteller and he said,both my father and brother are an addict and so I have stayed away from alcohol,and when the youngest son was asked the same question,he said seeing my father and my brothers,I drink only on occasions and in limit.And,for me the youngest one is the smartest.Basically Lateral thinking is logical thinking.The next time if someone asks you too many questions about anything that is related to your proffesion,don't hesitate, he might be thinking laterally. If we start thinking on our own,there would be so many things to explore:-)