World peace? The end of poverty?
The great Australian novel lurking inside you? Losing 10 kilos? Being a good parent? Being a good husband, wife, or significant other? Your blog?
Commitment requires action, and action implies time spent acting. If you consult your hypothetical diary, recorded your day in 6 minute increments - as lawyers do - what would your diary say you're committed to? What's do you commit the biggest slice of your time to?
Work? School? By all means exclude work or school if your 'real' life happens elsewhere. You must include any work hours in excess of 50 per week: the Protestant work ethic is only answerable for so much.
Web surfing? Housework? Chatting on the phone? Phaffing? Going to the gym? Hanging with your mates? Your daily commute? Checking your email? Yelling at your kids? Networking? Study? DVDs or TV? Daydreaming?
We judge ourselves based on our intention, not our actions. Our hypothetical diary might be one way to see ourselves as others see us.
This is post 15 of 43 posts.
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