EX0010.001 - Over Commitment
Over Commitment
- Over Commitment refers to committing to obligations or tasks beyond your capacity to fulfill, often due to impulsivity, enthusiasm, or underestimating time and resource constraints.
Examples
- Personal Life: Agreeing to help multiple friends move on the same weekend, only to realize you don't have the time or energy to assist everyone.
- Work Scenario: Volunteering for multiple new projects at work because they seem exciting, but struggling to meet deadlines due to an already full workload.
- Community Engagement: Signing up for numerous volunteer activities without considering the impact on your personal responsibilities.
Discussion
Over Commitment often arises from the intersection of impulsivity and a desire to please others or feel productive. Unlike Cart Before Horse, which is about misplaced focus within a single task, Over Commitment involves a broader pattern of agreeing to multiple tasks or obligations without proper assessment. Mitigations like prioritization frameworks and day planning are key for identifying limits and setting realistic expectations. Incorporating effort-based success can help shift the mindset from "doing it all" to valuing the effort behind what is already accomplished, reducing the urge to take on more than can be handled.
Sub- and Co-Expressions
| EX0004.003 - Cart Before Horse |
Becoming overly invested in a specific aspect of a task or project before fully understanding the overall requirements, often resulting in unnecessary or wasted effort. |
| EX0010 - Impulsivity |
Acting or decision making without considering consequences. |
Mitigations
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