Comments on: Are You A Rule-Maker? Rule-Keeper? Or Rule-Breaker?

By: Dave Wilson

Dave Wilson — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:45:29 +0000

Unfortunately, I think I’m a rule-breaker when it comes to other people’s rules, but I want others to be rule-keepers when it comes to mine.

Guess that makes me a hypocrite right? Ouch.

By: themisfit

themisfit — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:32:55 +0000

I’m a rule breaker.

My motto, “it’s easier to ask forgiveness then permission!”

By: Dexter

Dexter — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:33:40 +0000

I could say that i am a rule follower

By: Becky

Becky — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:20:32 +0000

I’m totally a rule-follower too. Must be a Becky thing.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:42:25 +0000

for most of my life i was rule keeper. the older i get though i’m becoming more of a rule breaker.

By: Lynse Leanne

Lynse Leanne — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:52:22 +0000

I am a rule keeper. If i know the rule i will try and follow it to a “t”…i have to let myself know that it would be ok to break or bend them.

By: alece

alece — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:19:12 +0000

i’m a rule keeper at heart. but been intentionally breaking some lately to teach myself to lighten up.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:18:47 +0000

I don’t like to be told what to do or how to do it… yep. they were made to be broken! Well, the ones I don’t like anyway.

By: Paul Steinbrueck

Paul Steinbrueck — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:18:40 +0000

This is something Chris Brogan and Julien Smith wrote about in chapter 2 of Trust Agents, which we’re discussing over at Christian Web Trends. (Here’s Mary Beth Stockdale’s post on it – http://retwt.me/1e5eA)

What Brogan and Smith say (and I agree with) is that in every situation you have to learn the rules first, both the written & unwritten rules. Then you figure out which rules can be changed or ignored.

By: Danny Bixby

Danny Bixby — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:17:26 +0000

I’m a rule questioner.

Every rule exists for a reason. It was implemented for a purpose by someone who thought it was a good thing to do at one point.

Some rules need to be abolished, others need to be upheld…because they are stopping worse consequences from taking place.