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<p>Do people accomplish more when they are allowed to do things their own way?</p>
<p>From the level of personal experience to that of widely held beliefs it is well-known and scientifically proven that, given a certain level of autonomy, people can accomplish more.</p>
<p>Not long ago, our English teacher gave us a three pages long essay assignment of commenting a poem. Following the task, there was a list of instructions and rules that suggested how we should do it. After carefully reading them and making a plan that stuck exactly to the rules, I took a piece of paper, a pen and started writing. However, I soon got stuck right at the middle of the first page. After struggling for an hour to overcome the block, I realized that those strict rules I tried to follow were exactly what stood in my way. So I cleared my mind of them and suddenly there came this wild flow of ideas that barely fit the three pages.</p>
<p>Although my personal experience might seem insignificant, it was the same way of doing things their own way that led some great people to become who they are. Take for example Charles Darwin. Despite his parents wish that he become a priest, he followed the path of Science. Even there he did his own research with his own methods; he did things his own way. By that he not only received public recognition, but his findings and theories still flourish in the light of modern society, after such a long time.</p>
<p>Such particular famous examples led Dr. Maynard Brusnam to conduct a 25-years long research. Studying and questioning over 1 million workers, among which 80000 managers, he concluded that, indeed, a certain level of autonomy improved work effectiveness. Also, it saved time- a crucial factor in businesses, as time means money- because people did not have to constantly seek for approval. The study showed that good companies set high standards, but by being flexible about how employees met them, achieved a lot more.</p>
<p>Both the scientific and the personal approach show that there is a streak of individuality in each of us, striving to come out. However, by constraining it with too many dams and barriers it will eventually come to a draught. Therefore, it is important to let it flow mostly after its natural course to avoid such draught and to accomplish more.</p>
