Third week social pressure

Having made determined resolutions merely one week prior, the first attack on your commitment infiltrates your life insidiously... Social pressure! Oh how tempting to go out for dinner with friends! How tantalising to kick back and watch a movie with your family! What temptation awaits at seemingly every encounter with another person! Your goals may fall by the wayside as these pressures to maintain social contact compete for your attention. You may experience disbelief when surveying how little was achieved in the past week, wondering where all your time went. Social interaction is not in itself bad, in fact it's one of the most important things in life! But how do you deal with it in third week?

Three questions to aid in this situation:

1. What's your priority?
Your underlying priorities in life shape your values, and if your life's not lining up with your values then it's not going to be all that productive, is it? Work out your priorities, and from there decide to what you will commit yourself. Are relationships a priority to you?

2. What's your commitment?
Sometimes in life we find we are committed to things which are not our highest priority - we have to do the other parts of life too so that we are in a position to pursue our priorities. When we are committed to something, it's bad form to break our commitments and abandon our posts, even if it's to run off chasing our 'priorities'. That's why you consider your priorities before your commitments. Once you're in something (for example, study or an event) you should put your best effort in for as long as it is right for you to be there. What commitments have you made?

3. What's the opposite of yes?
NO! How do you say no? Firmly and politely... I'm still learning this one... If you're still struggling, try saying it in a different language! You never know, it might help! :D