The "Several Opinions on the Prevention and Control of "Formalism on the Fingertips" was recently issued, and the monthly report data on the investigation and punishment of mental problems in violation of the eight provisions of the National People's Republic of China were also released a few days ago. According to the circular, in October this year, a total of 4,131 cases of formalism and bureaucracy were investigated and dealt with nationwide, and 6,389 people were criticized, educated, helped, and dealt with.
The cadres and the masses all deeply hate formalism. In recent years, the first and other localities have made great efforts to rectify and solve a number of outstanding problems and stop some unhealthy tendencies. However, after all, the lesion is stubborn, there are problems from time to time, and the formalism of some departments in some places is even "more and more reduced".
For example, there are fewer large meetings, but there are more small meetings; Another example is the posting, there are fewer red-headed documents, white-headed documents are coming again, there are more internal notices, and verbal instructions are frequent. It is said that the report is to be streamlined, but it is required to leave records, otherwise "you don't leave a trace, how do we see if you have cleaned up the excessive traces as required"? The number of on-site check-in tasks has decreased, but there are more and more "check-ins" for work groups and special groups, with notices sent at the top and reports reported below, and there are too many "digital government affairs". Although the form is different, it is also a constant report and summary, and the grassroots cadres are overwhelmed, how can they not be tired?
Formalism kills people". The harm lies in its pretense and lack of reality, and more importantly, in its "alienation", which makes all work distorted. Proving "reducing marks" with traces and implementing documents with documents is essentially opposing formalism with formalism, and its harm is even more serious. In reality, the formalism of the rectification form seems to have a more "politically correct" name. If you don't cooperate, aren't you unwilling to confront formalism? Executed, it will fall into a new formalism. Such a "logical closed loop" makes people helpless.
Why does the crooked trend of formalism continue to stop for a long time and renovate its tricks? Some are because of path dependence, some people are Xi to "pretending to work" by issuing documents and holding meetings, and there is no other way to do it, and the rectification of formalism is also copied; Some are because of lazy political thinking, in the face of stubborn diseases, they dare not touch the real hard, and just want to "air-to-air" to save materials and perfunctory. In the final analysis, these are still the misplaced view of political performance and the lack of responsibility. In fact, most of the formalists are not ignorant of the harm of formalism, but are just obsessed with scoring themselves easily, and to put it bluntly, it is an extreme kind of personal utilitarianism at work.
Everything in the world is made in truth, prosperous in reality, defeated in fiction, and destroyed in falsehood. Breaking away from formalism and optimizing the assessment baton is a key move. For example, "on-site results" instead of "paper competition", and accountability of indicators with the effectiveness of the people. And this time to prevent and control "formalism on the fingertips", the "Opinions" also proposed that it should not be forced to promote**, and it was not allowed to use likes and comments as the basis for assessment. Previously, many places clearly stipulated that the special meeting should not exceed 2 hours and the policy document should not exceed 4,500 words, which was widely praised. With these clear rules, formalism has a red line, and grassroots cadres have the confidence to say "no."
*: Governor of Chang'an Street.