Concept
Commitments multiply rather than add
Each new one is carried in the presence of all the others, so cost scales with the pairs rather than the count. Setting a load and feeling it are different moments, and the first is cheap.
Where it appears
Treated in
- Part One — Why This MattersPosition, Speed, AccelerationThe same three orders that describe motion describe a habit, a Dyad, or a Skein — and why real leverage often looks like nothing happening yet.
- Part Two — How to PracticeThe Sacrifice TrapGrind now, live later is a trade that never pays out. A meditation for the moment you catch yourself making it.