Promises and our best
There is a significant difference between, “I promise,” and “I’ll do my best.”
Promises are difficult to keep and ought to be offered with that in mind. Doing our best is assumed.
There is a significant difference between, “I promise,” and “I’ll do my best.”
Promises are difficult to keep and ought to be offered with that in mind. Doing our best is assumed.
This is a complicated promise. It’s about commitment and connection and most of all, time. If we’re saying that we’ll do what’s in our short-term interest and convenient, then there’s really no reason to say anything at all, since that’s what we usually do anyway. Instead, we’re promising to shift our time horizon. To show…
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