The Benefits of Developing a Set of Principles

The benefit of developing a set of principles over following someone else's rules is that principles are more flexible, adaptable, and integrated. A rule dictates exactly how you should do something whereas a principle tells you what's important but leaves the application open ended. We live in a rapidly changing environment full of uncertainty. And most of us are juggling multiple projects which each demand very different skill sets and attention levels. In order to remain adaptable we need principles that can flex with all of the change coming at us.