http://mathoda.com/2007/07/170 the art, stories, and observations of Ranjit S. Mathoda Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:13:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://mathoda.com/2007/07/170/comment-page-1#comment-9084 Ranjit Mathoda Thu, 08 May 2008 19:39:16 +0000 http://www.mathoda.com/archives/170#comment-9084 Wow, that's a long bike ride! An additional idea I've heard on how to be better at keeping your commitments is make a bet. It doesn't have to be monetary, and you can either make it with someone else, or you can tell yourself that if you don't keep the commitment you will instead take some other action (like donating to a charity). The idea is to increase the unpleasantness of not keeping the commitment... Wow, that’s a long bike ride! An additional idea I’ve heard on how to be better at keeping your commitments is make a bet. It doesn’t have to be monetary, and you can either make it with someone else, or you can tell yourself that if you don’t keep the commitment you will instead take some other action (like donating to a charity). The idea is to increase the unpleasantness of not keeping the commitment…

]]> http://mathoda.com/2007/07/170/comment-page-1#comment-9083 Andrew Warner Thu, 08 May 2008 16:18:06 +0000 http://www.mathoda.com/archives/170#comment-9083 I love the point about making commitments. After I committed to running the NYC Marathon, I found myself running more frequently. When ever I can't get myself to move fast enough, I commit to something big. (My current commitment is a 200-mile bike ride. I love the point about making commitments. After I committed to running the NYC Marathon, I found myself running more frequently. When ever I can’t get myself to move fast enough, I commit to something big. (My current commitment is a 200-mile bike ride.

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