July 07, 2011

The Ten Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships

from Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships, Dr. Temple Grandin & Sean Barron (2005)

Rule #1            Rules are not absolute.  They are situation-based and people-based.

Rule #2            Not everything is equally important in the grand scheme of things.

Rule #3            Everyone in the world makes mistakes.  It doesn’t have to ruin your day.

Rule #4            Honesty is different than diplomacy.

Rule #5            Being polite is appropriate in any situation.

Rule #6            Not everyone who is nice to me is my friend.

Rule #7            People act differently in public than they do in private.

Rule #8            Know when you are turning people off.

Rule #9            “Fitting In” is often tied to looking and sounding like you fit in.

Rule #10          People are responsible for their own behaviors.            

2 comments:

random said...

None of these rules apply to cats.

Unknown said...

too funny Random...