The Over-Under Model of Obligations
July 1st, 2008 | Published in Personal, Productivity
This is just a quick post on one way that I’ve realized I think about my commitments. This model works best with the tasks you select for yourself, but there are plenty of variations to which it also applies, including assignments from your school or place of work.
In a nutshell, the Over-Under Model states that what you want to do and what you’ve committed to affect you in different ways psychologically. Specifically, you place things that you want to do beneath (under) you, and you place what you’ve committed to (either to yourself or to someone else, tacitly or verbally) above (over) you. Read the rest of this entry »