Thanks for the input. I’m sorry I’m not entirely following what you are suggesting here.
I’d be very happy to take input on what you would suggest.
The essence of the pledge is to be a useful commitment device that helps people to stick to a commitment knowing that they’ve promised it to themselves and also to others (e.g. by taking a public pledge where your name is alongside others).
However, we don’t want the commitment to be seen as so high that no one would take it on a slight chance that the best thing for themselves and the world would be that they resign.
I completely agree that broken commitments are bad (as laid out in the document), but shying away from commitments because there’s a chance they might be broken is also bad.
I’m very open to any suggestions you have for how to communicate that.
In regards to the “scrupulous to a point of detriment” I’m referring to cases where scrupulousness is detrimental (i.e. Scrupulosity, OCD). If someone has that propensity it is probably better to not make a more ambitious and narrow commitment that there’s a chance they might need to resign from (and instead make a softer commitment or one with very very clear caveats).
Hi Larks,
Thanks for the input. I’m sorry I’m not entirely following what you are suggesting here.
I’d be very happy to take input on what you would suggest.
The essence of the pledge is to be a useful commitment device that helps people to stick to a commitment knowing that they’ve promised it to themselves and also to others (e.g. by taking a public pledge where your name is alongside others).
However, we don’t want the commitment to be seen as so high that no one would take it on a slight chance that the best thing for themselves and the world would be that they resign.
I completely agree that broken commitments are bad (as laid out in the document), but shying away from commitments because there’s a chance they might be broken is also bad.
I’m very open to any suggestions you have for how to communicate that.
In regards to the “scrupulous to a point of detriment” I’m referring to cases where scrupulousness is detrimental (i.e. Scrupulosity, OCD). If someone has that propensity it is probably better to not make a more ambitious and narrow commitment that there’s a chance they might need to resign from (and instead make a softer commitment or one with very very clear caveats).
Thanks again 😀