17 Dec 2025 · 0 min
Brian Johnson on why honoring your commitments builds integrity. Check before you promise, cut the number of commitments you're making, and finish or cancel what you've already started. Don't let promises pile up.
You're listening to Optimize with Bryan Johnson More Wisdom in Less Time this is a mini chapter from Brian's book A Philosopher's Notes. You can find it on Amazon.
Commitments and Completions do you honor your commitments? You know when you say you're going to do something, do you? Or do you tend to make a lot of commitments and then drop a lot of balls letting yourself and others down in the process? Getting in the habit of honoring our commitments is huge. Fact is, we simply can't function optimally when we're dropping commitments left and right to develop integrity. Quit making so many commitments and really check in before you make your next commitment and confirm to yourself that you will for sure find Follow through and you might want to take a quick inventory of your current commitments. Are there any you've been avoiding you can knock out pretty quickly? Maybe some require communication about a new commitment or a new timeline, and maybe you're no longer committed to some or maybe never were that you need to tell someone about getting completions on our commitments is big. So let's.
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