A metaphor that means don't be mainstream, think freely and creatively. Don't just see the obvious, pay more attention to the content. Don't discount anything as unrelated or unconnected. Make an effort to push your thinking up to and beyond its limit. All the talents that you've developed at school should come in handy when you need to beef up your out of the box thinking skills.
Step back and see if the solution to the problems lie outside the box. One must think outside the box.
adj: 1. A phrase describing someone who is not thinking or acting in line/in sync with his bros. 2. A bro that stands apart (physically) from his other bros and refuses to join the circle. 3. A place where it is cold.
1. What are you thinking, bro? You're totally outside the tent right now. 2. What's brougham doing standing way over there? He can't even see the DMB concert from behind that tree. He's totally outside the tent right now. 3. Bro, it's cold outside the tent. Get in here and cuddle with me.
Steve: Haven't seen you in a while man, how's it going?
Rob: My girlfriend left me yesterday after I lost my job and shortly after that, my dog was hit by a drunk driver. My life is an ever-darkening abyss, I'm so depressed and I just don't know what to do anymore. My life is crumbling around me, I'm a broken man...