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what's a good commitment?
wonder what it means to commit yourself to a place. I know that question can’t be answered in the abstract.
David Coggins • The Optimist: A Case for the Fly Fishing Life
David Brooks • The Relationalist Manifesto
If I have one life to live and one precious lifetime to do it in, what is more important; a commitment to oneself in learning and securing the best options for a lifetime or being committed to the principle of self-sacrificing commitment?
Rollo Tomassi • The Rational Male
In matters of the heart, commitment brings meaning. In matters of the mind, commitment brings knowledge. And in matters of the material world, running towards the responsibility that comes with commitment takes courage — and with courage comes achievement. People can only become world-class at things they commit to.
perell.com • Hugging the X-Axis - David Perell
It’s difficult to find what author Rosalyn Dischiavo calls “the deep yes.” This sort of selective prioritization requires responsibility and vulnerability. And it requires process. The people-pleasing power of an indiscriminate yes is a form of resisting the yes of shipping our real work. It cuts us off from the connection that we desperately seek.