most people suck at committing to their personal goals because, for the most part, nobody does this . Typical commitments are enforced socially, but that only works for the kinds of things your culture and group expect you to commit to.

In all of the usual cases of successful commitment, however, there are usually strong social and cultural pressures to stay committed. When you don’t show up for work, you get fired. This has a negative impact on your life, but, more importantly, it has an immediate and visceral negative emotion. Being dismissed by your employer is devastatingly... See more