Why Is Overcommitment a Frequent Barrier to Application?

Many intend to apply new methods but “don’t have time,” revealing that excessive commitments, not lack of agreement, derail change. Without protecting time, good intentions decay into inaction.

Metaphor

Overcommitment is like buying new running shoes but scheduling meetings during every jog. The will to improve exists, but the calendar crowds out the follow-through.

Unless individuals defend time to practice new methods, their best intentions stay boxed on the shelf, unused and soon forgotten.

Overcommitment feeds information grazing. The mind keeps shopping for new ideas because the schedule leaves no time to use the ones already bought.

Unchecked optimism plays its part in blocking application. It fills the plate so completely that no room remains for what truly matters.

Works Consulted

In addition to any sources cited above, the following works informed my thinking: (1)

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Goldsmith M. What Got You Here Won’t Get You There [Internet]. Profile Books; 2013. Available from: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/84525.What_Got_You_Here_Won_t_Get_You_There