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Chapter 18 Section 17: There is no insurmountable problem (1)

Chapter 2 rules can be broken ——Unimaginable "bad" recommendation letter The most amazing recommendation letter ever, from a spoof cellmate-but successfully recommended him to Stanford. There's no such thing as a bad idea - the rules don't hold you back, you can turn your worst idea into your best! The famous psychologist Borghese Frederick Skinner (BF Skinner) once wrote in his article that, in general, human behavior is to adapt to the needs of individuals, races or societies.However, these three factors are often inconsistent, forming a clear opposition.In life, there are many social rules, which are formulated by the government, religious organizations, company bosses, schools, neighbors, and purposeful families.These social organizations have elaborated clear guidelines that are closely related to life. The purpose is to make the world orderly and have evidence to follow. At the same time, it is also to prevent people from hurting each other. The urge to break out of these established norms.

So when is a guideline just a suggestion?Under what circumstances do recommendations evolve into guidelines?Every day, our bodies send out signals telling us what to do, written instructions govern how we behave, and social norms demand that we behave within certain boundaries.In fact, we often make up our own rules, at the instigation of others.Gradually, all these rules will be integrated into life.People often think about what they can do, and then draw some invisible boundaries, limit themselves to do things within the boundaries, and these boundaries are often more limited than the social norms stipulate.We limit ourselves in terms of occupation, income, where we live, the car we drive, education, and even divination.All limitations lock us into certain inherent assumptions about who we are, what I can do, and so on.

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