Summary of Pete Davis's Dedicated

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#1 I believe that my generation, the millennials, is defined by our infinite browsing mode. We never want to commit to any one identity or place or community, so we remain like liquid, able to adapt to any future shape.

#2 I began to realize that there were a lot of heroes out there who had clicked out of Infinite Browsing Mode, and they were the teachers I had throughout my life. They were demanding more of me but still committed to me if I committed to learning.

#3 The Counterculture of Commitment is a group of people who have made radical commitments to particular things, places, causes, and people. They are rebels who live their lives in defiance of the dominant culture.

#4 The heroes of the Counterculture of Commitment were the dramatic events that stood in their way, such as daily boredom and distraction and uncertainty. Their big moments looked a lot less like sword-waving and a lot more like gardening.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 21, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822504165

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I believe that my generation, the millennials, is defined by our infinite browsing mode. We never want to commit to any one identity or place or community, so we remain like liquid, able to adapt to any future shape.

#2

I began to realize that there were a lot of heroes out there who had clicked out of Infinite Browsing Mode, and they were the teachers I had throughout my life. They were demanding more of me but still committed to me if I committed to learning.

#3

The Counterculture of Commitment is a group of people who have made radical commitments to particular things, places, causes, and people. They are rebels who live their lives in defiance of the dominant culture.

#4

The heroes of the Counterculture of Commitment were the dramatic events that stood in their way, such as daily boredom and distraction and uncertainty. Their big moments looked a lot less like sword-waving and a lot more like gardening.

#5

The tension between the Culture of Open Options and the Counterculture of Commitment exists both inside ourselves as individuals and in society as a whole. We have a hard time committing to relationships, careers, and nations, while we have a hard time tuning out the media that keeps getting shorter and shorter.

#6

We have a fear of regret, a fear of association, and a fear of missing out. Because of these fears, we act like browsers, love committers, and are too scared to make the jump.

#7

The Culture of Open Options is a culture that substitutes a morality of honor for a morality of indifference. It educates for advancement over attachment to crafts, causes, and communities of competence. And