Question Rigid Norms
Don't be afraid to question societal norms and expectations. Sometimes, bending rules can lead to innovative solutions and progress.
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Alan Watts advocated balancing beneficence and rascality for a healthy life. Excessive virtue can lead to rigidity, while playful rascality promotes flexibility, creativity, and authenticity. Embracing the full spectrum of human nature helps achieve harmony between order and mischief.
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Defining group norms
Group norms are the set of informal and formal ground rules that specify how people interact. The rules help members of the group determine how to behave. Advantages of clear ground rules within teams:
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Gently enforce the norms
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