Yakov Stul

Finding Life's Lanes: Rules for Living in Traffic: a New System of Self-management Yakov Stul

Humans aren't perfect. Sometimes we get sick or behaveirrationally, with negative consequences. Although much of ourbehavior is guided by various social institutions, this formal type ofregulation is less effective than a personally designed system ofrational self-management. Although at a societal level we haveeradicated many socially-unacceptable behaviors, most of us havenot achieved this on a personal level. Society entrusts each person tomaintain his own personal health, but where does one turn if heneeds help preventing a major crisis or correcting self-destructivebehavior? The author offers an innovative solution: rational self-management. It starts with establishing rules for a rational lifestyle. The individual may look to someone else's personal experience anduse it to develop his own rules. In the next stage, one's actions areanalyzed to determine if they comply with the rules he has set. Theserules are constantly evolving to enhance his behavior. Finally,implementation of the rules is controlled and results are measured. This rational approach to self-management helps one avoidbehaviors that can have devastating consequences, such as drugabuse, crime, and it improves his health and quality of life. Try it. You won't regret it.