Setting Boundaries

From: Working With You is Killing Me: Freeing Yourself from Emotional Traps at Work

Continuing the learning:

Boundaries are lines or parameters that define territory and protect its inhabitants.
Interpersonal Boundaries are the lines or parameters that define and protect the physical, emotional, and psychological territory between individuals.

:: They are invisible and they are different from person to person.
:: Because they are imperceptible to the human eye and differ from person to person they must be communicated

The challenge is not to miss the last concept. Boundaries must be communicated. They cannot be assumed. One cannot just hope that somehow they would be absorbed by osmosis. They must be communicated in order to be a boundary that is understood by both parties.