On Commitment & Optionality - by Andrew Rea
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our commitment crisis, why optionality is overrated, and why conviction might be the antidote
On Commitment & Optionality our commitment crisis, why optionality is overrated, and why conviction might be the antidote Andrew Rea Nov 17, 2022 20 2 Share Over the last several months I’ve had multiple conversations with friends about commitment, conviction, and optionality. Those conversations led to this Twitter thread and now this essay. The Commitment Crisis I believe my generation is facing a crisis of commitment. This crisis is especially endemic amongst the young and ambitious. In an age of infinite optionality, we lack the ability to commit to damn near anything — jumping from trend
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