(the trick is commitment)

The title is a little bit ironic, considering I've been away for a while. But hey, at least I'm back! :D It's been around 4 and a half months since I've graduated from university.  

Coming back home, I'm wondering if I'm the only one out of my batch, (hell, even my year!) that hasn't decided to get a job in the government/private sector. I'm seeing a lack of creativity, guts to step outside the box and start thinking for themselves. My primary concern here is that my country's generation will resemble that of the previous  generation: stagnant, fearful and content to settle for the present quality of life, unwilling to strive for greater things. Nonetheless, this is a topic best continued at a later date.

Getting back to the topic on hand -

Commitment: Why it is absolutely necessary.

In life, you have to be committed to the things, the jobs, the people, whatever it is you are linked to, to get the absolute maximum out of life.

What is commitment exactly?

Commitment is the never-ending process of giving your all in your relationship towards anything else that is directly (and possibly indirectly) related to you. 

From the Merriam-Webster dictionary: Commit - to obligate or pledge oneself.

How do I know if I should be committed to something?

Here's a small checklist I made, tick whatever feels appropriate to you:

I do this commitment
for myself.

for others, but I'm comfortable with that.

because it feels right.

because I love doing it.

because I feel free during it.

If you ticked at least one of these boxes, then you've found a commitment worth having. However, if you've ticked at least one of these boxes yet feel you can't put everything you have into a certain commitment, it may be time to rethink that commitment.

Admittedly, being fresh out of uni, I feel unable to commit to any jobs back home. I can honestly say that I don't envy anyone's job here. And I'm comfortable with that. Not looking for a reliable source of income on the other hand, isn't cool, but I'm looking to change that situation ASAP. Maybe a move back to the UK would do me good. Time will tell.

Back to the topic of commitments, here's my latest one: The Uberman sleep schedule. Basically, it involves completely splicing the classic sleep pattern of an unbroken 6-8  hours of sleep daily into a somewhat (initially) scary pattern of 6 20-minute naps in each 24 hour period, seperated by a regular interval of 3 hours and 40 minutes of whatever it is that defines your day (or night). This essentially gives you 4-6 extra hours in a day. Personally though, I find you take out a bit of extra time by finding a suitable place to nap and arranging things to nap. Nonetheless, it's quite an interesting sleep pattern that I've taken up once or twice before, but I've never taken the time to blog it out. Till now, of course. I'll post daily reports of my (essentially REM sleep-deprived) schedule for about two weeks, and see how it goes from there.

[book I'm reading at the moment] - The Plastic Mind. From what I've read so far, this book focuses on the central topic of neuroplasticity, i.e. the ability of the brain to change based on one's experience, that the brain is 'malleable' and 'plastic-like' in that respect. Definitely worth a read if you've got the time. It even has a foreword from the Dalai Lama! :D (he and Buddhism play a part in this book too~)

|One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching.

- Gerard Way, lead vocalist of My Chemical Romance|

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