The Rules

* We should chase the regulatings so that we stinker maintain peace and organization within our order, economy, and even our country. Without rules no wholeness would be able to work together. * Two different kinds of pot can be heard to utter that question, Why have rules? superstar of them does not believe in rules the other believes in rules and adds a a couple of(prenominal) to a greater extent words to the question, Why have rules, if you argon not outlet to enforce them? I would desire to examine both sides of this argument.Many people offer that if we had no rules, there would be total confusion and chaos. Some take that if there were no law against murder or larceny, normal p individuallyy people would murder and steal. I agree that there would be more than murder and theft. But, I cannot imagine that normal people would murder and steal. Wouldnt you be repelled by murder and theft? Wouldnt there be implied constraints (implied laws, if you will) against murder and theft? Wouldnt the Golden Rule apply, even if it werent given to us in the tidings? Arent there always implied rules? Sixty-nine percent of students who obey the rules say that the rules are there for guidance and protection, with 20 percent feeling that the rules are there to scare them into obedience. * We comply rules because they are necessary to coordinate individual actions in a favorable setting. Some rules are self-enforcing, i. e. , it is in each individuals affaire to obey them. For example, once more than 50% of car operators drive on the right side of the road in a accompaniment area, more and more drivers will notice that adapting to this rule reduces their riskinesss of accident, and the rule will shape more and more accepted.A driver who decides to break the rule will risk incurring a high cost. * A related reason why we pursue rules is that we tangle witht admit the consequences of p inventionicular decisions rules are, as Hayek says, a device fo r manage with our constitutional ignorance. * In certain instances, we follow rules because we call for to guard against particular decisions that may, on the spur of the moment, bring satisfaction, but have long name consequences we wish to avoid. You may use a loud, or repeating, alarm-clock, or perplex it out of reach, because you know hat you may be tempted to stay in bed when the time comes. * Rules are indispensable, but there must be ways to ch onlyenge them by trying new ones. Much of the art of social, and personal, life is approximately knowing which rules to follow and which rules to disobey. * Most of the time we present people into one category or the other. You either accept the rules and trifle by them or youre a rebel who likes to break the rules. * A third variety that we often forget about is the rule questioner.And the rule questioner is in a better position to gain and result than the pure rule followers and rule surf. * Why you shouldnt follow all the rules * The rule followers believe that rules are in part for a reason and that we should follow them all. Groups of smart people created laws and company procedures and social norms and school policies so we should accept them and follow them. * Blindly following the rules doesnt require you to think much. You accept rules the way they are even if they take upt seem to puddle sense. The problem is that circumstances and environments and people and societies change. We learn better methods. Technology changes our procedures. Rules become outdated. * If you blindly follow all the rules, you wear d inducet account for these changes. * Why you shouldnt break all the rules * piece of music some of us like to believe were rule breakers, nearly of us realize that we need rules to have a functioning society. (That is, unless youre an anarchist. ) * Rule breakers rightfully arent that different from rule followers.Instead of blindly following the rules, they blindly break the rules. * Why? * maybe you think you know better. * Maybe you like the feeling of rebellion. * Maybe you want to be different. * Maybe you think the rules are absurd. * The underlying problem with both rule breakers and rule followers is that they fall apartt use their brains to think about whether they should follow or break the rules. * Question the rules * Instead of following all the rules or breaking all the rules, we should become rule questioners. * Do the rules grass sense?If so, then follow themif not, think about about how you great power be able to change them. * Most people believe that if you dont question the rules, youll get farther in life, but victory awaits those who are willing to break the right rules. * Painting inside the lines * Im definitely a rule follower. * I was reminded of my tendency to follow the rules last weekend when I attending a Paint By Wine Class with some friends. A local art sell provides paint, a blank canvas and an artist to teach you to crea te a painting while you sip wine and chat with friends. Everyone is supposed to follow the instructors guidance to create the same painting. I didnt really like the colors in the painting, but I followed each of the artists instructions and recreated something that looked exactly like her painting. She complimented me on how continuous my lines were. * It wasnt until I looked around, that I noticed that other people werent following the rules (gasp ). Some of my friends used different colors. Others put their flowers in different locations. Others were going even more rogue and painting roses instead of daisies. I blindly followed the rules without even thinking about how I could put my own touch on the painting. I didnt even like what I was creating, but I found myself proud that I had followed the directions so virtually (although certainly not perfectly). * What was I left with at the end of the wickedness? Besides a fun time hanging out with my friends, I had an exact replica of a painting I didnt really like. (Yes, the featured image in this post is my work of art. ) * make use of your brain to question the rules Whether youre more of a rule breaker or a rule follower, we can all improve by questioning the rules before following or breaking them. * Im not suggesting that you pick only the rules you feel like following. Please dont drink and drive because you think the rule doesnt make sense. Dont steal from the grocery store to feel like a rebel. * But do use your brain to ask logical questions. * Rules are important because without rules there would be chaos. Everyone would be doing whatever they want and no one would agree and bad things would happen. Rules are important because it lets society know what is expected of them. If you break the rules there are consequences and you are certified of that as well. Rules keep us in order. * We should follow the rules so that we can maintain peace and organization within our society, economy, and even our country. Without rules no one would be able to work together. * Rules are needed to stop anarchy and to provide order. People need to be accountable for their actions so rules are needed. Without rules, no one would own up to any responsibility and things would neer get accomplished. *