self-imposed rules
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- boundariesLines marking separation
- codeSymbolic communication system
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- restrictionsLimitations on action
constraints · vows · commitments · principles · standards · limits · regiment · protocol · rituals · habits · pledges · resolutions · strictness · willpower · abstinence · fasting · routine · structure
source of authority
self-imposed ruleslaws
Enforceable societal rules
court orders · edicts · dictates · government regulations · government mandates
constraint vs. freedom
self-imposed rulesno rules
anything goes · anarchy · lawlessness · permissiveness · spontaneity
rigidity of structure
self-imposed rulesimprovisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
flexibility · going with the flow · playing it by ear · intuition · adaptability