According to Baidu Encyclopedia, boundary refers to the boundary between territorial units or countries and regions; The boundary between countries or regions. Fiona Fang cannot be made without rules. Without boundaries, it will become a commons, and its ownership will be chaotic, which will lead to chaotic management and eventually lead to chaotic results.
The boundaries of life are boundaries, principles, bottom lines, rules and so on. According to the fineness of management, the boundary is presented in different States. There is no management and restraint, the boundary is messy, there is no clear track, the management is loose and extensive, and the boundary is elastic. Without violating the principle and the bottom line, the activity space is large, the boundary is thin and strict, and it is clear, and it is usually established and revised under predetermined conditions.
There are many boundaries in life, the boundary of cognition is knowledge and ignorance, the critical point of health is health and unhealthy, the bottom line of time is waste and cherish, efficiency and inefficiency, the boundary of money is rich and poor, luxury and frugality, utilization and idleness, and the boundary of career is enterprising and perseverance.
If we regard life as an unknown and slowly unfolding map, our goal is to establish boundaries, hold some boundaries and break through some boundaries through self-management.
? Second, the problem.
? The philosopher Socrates said: An unexamined life is not worth living. Life is a process of integration of knowledge and practice, which is both a process of speculation and a process of practice, and the ultimate goal is the result of practice. From this point of view, it is not enough to live after the exam, but the life after the exam and according to the exam is worth living. The process of practice is the process of management. One aspect of management is to establish management principles, rules, rules and boundaries.
? The question is, what boundaries need to be established? What kind of boundary needs to be established?
? Life involves all aspects, such as health, time, money, growth, family, relatives and friends, occupation, life and death and so on. If something goes wrong, life is like a short wooden barrel, which is not filled with water. In this sense, every aspect is worth pondering, managing and establishing boundaries.
? The question is, which boundaries need to be adhered to, which need to be opened and which need to be dynamically adjusted?
? Throughout the ages, there is a kind of book handed down from generation to generation, that is, letters from home and books that regulate people's behavior. In China, there are: Zengguang Xianwen, Disciples' Rules, Three-character Classics, Small Window Notes, Zeng Guofan's Letters, Zhu Zi's Family Instructions, Yan Family Instructions, Family Instructions, etc. In foreign countries, there are: Morgan's letters, Rockefeller's letters and Fan Shen's letters. These books provide meaningful guidance on values and dealing with people. Today, these ideas still have good reference value. It can be seen that values and dealing with others are the boundaries of life that can be adhered to, and the core principles and common values can remain unchanged for a long time, such as pursuing truth, goodness and beauty, rationality, fraternity, tolerance, love of reading, love of labor and so on.
We can adhere to the reasonable boundaries between principles and frameworks. For example, regarding health, "if you are covered with skins, your parents dare not harm you, and filial piety begins." As for time, "an inch of time is worth an inch of gold, and an inch of money can't buy an inch of time." As for money, "being rich and expensive is what people want, and not being rich is nothing. Poverty and meanness are human evils. They won't go unless they get them in their own way. As for dealing with people, "be careful not to talk about other people's shortcomings, and don't pity your own strengths."
If we regard life as a gradual process from 0 to 1, it can be divided into three stages: planning and designing in advance, implementing inspection in the process, and verifying and improving afterwards. The boundary that needs to be adhered to should be determined in the planning and design stage, and the boundary that needs to be opened and dynamically adjusted should be completed in the event, because the imperfection of planning and design and the complexity and variability of reality determine that it is difficult to be satisfied and act as planned.
Third, the case
? In the book "Change Your Life: 25 Things You Will Regret Before You Die", through the investigation of thousands of people, 25 most representative examples are summarized. Among them, the first regret is that I didn't do what I wanted to do, the seventh regret is that I didn't arrange my property properly, the eighth regret is that I didn't think about what I left behind, the eleventh regret is that I worked most of the time, and the eighteenth regret is that I didn't pay attention to my health. Most of these regrets are caused by neglect of management and failure to establish borders.
? I can't do what I want to do and realize my dreams, which may be caused by reality or lack of self-discipline. More likely, you haven't figured out the meaning of life, found your passion, paved the way for your passion, and established a positive cycle. Failure to properly arrange property is obviously a manifestation of lack of investment and financial management knowledge. In fact, financial quotient is a point that modern people can't bypass. But from family education to school education, this aspect is so scarce that adults only know how to make money, but they don't know how to manage money and property. It would be much better if they took the initiative to learn about financial management and understand the allocation of family assets in Standard & Poor's. Most of the time is spent at work, which is the result of value pursuit on the one hand and improper time management on the other. Imagine if you have such a person around you, with a good career, a great family and well-cultivated hobbies, while some people have a lot of time and have not finished anything well. Some people only know safety first and prevention first after an accident, and only pay attention to health management when they are seriously ill in the hospital. If they have a sense of safety since childhood and know how to maintain their health, even if they don't know how to protect themselves and preserve their health like safety experts, health experts and doctors, they can at least know what not to do and what to do less, draw a clear line and avoid many accidents.
Four. conclusion
? Looking at the territory of China in 2000, we will find that the boundaries are constantly changing. The area of 9.6 million square kilometers is only the boundary determined in recent decades. In these decades, the border is not fixed, and some subtle adjustments have always existed. Throughout the development history of Nokia, Huawei and other companies for hundreds of years and decades, the main business is not fixed. Nokia doesn't always make mobile phones, and Huawei doesn't make mobile phones from the beginning. Looking at a person's life, we can see his main learning direction and career direction. Many people are not always the same. They often learn a lot of irrelevant knowledge and have worked in different companies and even industries. Therefore, change is the norm. From this perspective, the essence of the boundary is the balance point, and changing the boundary is to break the old balance and establish a new balance point.
? In recent years, a topic that has been discussed a lot is that it is difficult to find a job after the age of 35. In addition to the fact that enterprises are generally unfriendly to job seekers over the age of 35, on the other hand, enterprises do not completely exclude older job seekers. For example, in most fields, there is a strong demand for intellectuals, core technicians and senior managers. Professors, scientists, senior project managers, excellent professional managers, excellent software engineers, experienced doctors, skilled drivers and senior technicians are in great demand, and they are all old. It can be seen that what enterprises dislike is not age, but older people, who can't create considerable value with higher wages. Common phenomena, such as immobility, unwillingness to work, unwillingness to export, lying flat, fishing, etc. In this case, it is not difficult to imagine that the elderly become negative assets of enterprises, taken away or unpopular. There is such a joke on the internet-someone said to Ma Yun, "I admire you for going through so many difficult days before you can achieve such glory today. You are not easy. Ma Yun said: "It is not difficult to endure those hard days, because I know it will get better. I admire you even more: knowing that life is like this, you still insist on living as usual for decades. For me, I'm crazy! "Many older professionals want to maintain the status quo, muddle along, wait until retirement, get a pension and enjoy life. Enterprises pay attention to efficiency, which can also be said to be cruel. Once employees become inefficient, ineffective and inefficient assets, it is not far from elimination. It can be seen that in learning and growth, when a person sticks to the boundaries and does not know how to learn new knowledge, new skills and new ideas, he is already behind the times. Obviously, older professionals should not stick to boundaries, but should constantly break through boundaries and move towards new fields.
? The story of the Valley of Ignorance written by Long Fang is a boundary question, whether to let the boundary define you or whether you should define the boundary. Countless facts tell us that for the unknown, it is better to actively establish the border than to stick to the old border. Only by breaking the old boundary can we establish a new cognitive boundary.
? Life is rich in content. I have no answer, whether it is better to be an excellent general student or an excellent minor student. Perhaps, being yourself and being your best is the answer. In essence, people can't stop expanding their boundaries and growing. Manfred Steiner, a medical professor, regained his dream of physics when he was young at the age of 70, and finally got a doctorate in physics at the age of 89. This is an example of not stopping expanding the boundaries.