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Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing
The older I grow, the more convinced I become that commitment generates a kind of experiential wealth that can't be brute-forced into existence. There's this fascinating fractal effect that occurs, where constraint transmutes into focus, revealing layers of complexity a dabbler would miss entirely. It's not a limitation, because even that word feel... See more
Sindhu Shivaprasad • commitment is an act of agency
David Brooks • The Relationalist Manifesto
I wrote this book because I believe whether we resolve this tension—whether more people click out of Infinite Browsing Mode and join up with the Counterculture of Commitment—matters. The stakes are high. On a personal level, they’re high because browsing forever can lead to great despair, while dedication can lead to great joy. But the stakes are h
... See morePete Davis • Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing
David Brooks • The Relationalist Manifesto
At its core, much of commitment is about taking control of our time. Death controls the length of our days. But we control the depth of our days. Commitment is about choosing to pursue—in the face of our limited length—boundless depth.