Saved by Stuart Evans
commitment is an act of agency
In the ensuing weeks, I thought about what Linda said. I began to notice how some people wholeheartedly embrace their experiences in life and how others approach their experiences cautiously. I saw that young children always give life their all, and that when adults approach life the same way they seem to get a lot more out of it. They seem more vi
... See moreGeorge S. Pransky • The Relationship Handbook
You exert your will to choose something bigger than yourself at the outset of a commitment, but because it is bigger than yourself, what it eventually asks of you is also bigger than your original choice.
Pete Davis • Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing
In consciously making a commitment, they’re closing off their fantasies of infinite possibility in favor of what I described, in the previous chapter, as the “joy of missing out”: the recognition that the renunciation of alternatives is what makes their choice a meaningful one in the first place. This is also why it can be so unexpectedly calming t
... See moreOliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
When we do this, when we don’t give ourselves fully to the work we were born to do, we do the world—and ourselves—a disservice. Commitment is necessary. It teaches us to exchange instant gratification for long-term reward and shows us that some change takes time. In learning this discipline of staying the course, our character grows. This is the pa
... See moreJeff Goins • The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do
Johann Wolfgang Goethe made the most powerful statement about commitment I’ve ever run across: Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative [and creation] there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that moment one d
... See moreKenneth Atchity • How to Quit Your Day Job and Live Out Your Dreams: Do What You Love for Money
“If you're ever wondering what is the right decision, ‘Should I do this, or should I do that? Should I live here, or should I live there? Should I take this job or that job?’ that just the act of choosing one and wholeheartedly committing to it makes your choice the best choice. It is your commitment itself that can make any choice the right choice... See more