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Commitment

In Schelling's work, a step by which a person cuts off their own way to a concession in advance, and visibly, so that the other side believes it.

The Strategy of Conflict, Thomas Schelling

Explained in

• The Strategy of Conflict, Thomas Schelling
• The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months, Brian P. Moran, Michael Lennington

  In the book, a conscious decision to take a specific action for the sake of the result you want. The authors set it against mere interest.

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