user6921: Is it a good idea to make a strong commitment\determination  to be mindful or to meditate? 
If we can't really control what we do in the future, is there a use to make a commitment? 
And if the answer is yes   - how to make it ?
I would love to hear tips on how to make the commitment/determination better.
And I would also like to hear your opinion about celibacy in this context - including celibacy from tasty food and from funny videos, from music, from entertainment in general, etc.

user471: Some advice from Ajaan Fuang:

§ "If you're single-minded about whatever you think of doing, you're
  sure to succeed."
§ "Persistence comes from conviction, discernment from being mindful."
§ "Persistence in the practice is a matter of the mind, and not of
  your posture. In other words, whatever you do, keep your mindfulness
  constant and don't let it lapse. No matter what your activity, make
  sure the mind sticks with its meditation work."
§ Another student disappeared for several months, and on her return
  told Ajaan Fuang, "The reason I didn't show up is that my boss sent me
  to night school for a semester, so I didn't have any time to meditate
  at all. But now that the course is over, I don't want to do anything
  but meditate — no work, no study, just let the mind be still."
She thought he'd be pleased to hear how intent she still was on
  meditating, but he disappointed her. "So you don't want to work —
  that's a defilement, isn't it? Whoever said that people can't work and
  meditate at the same time?"
§ Many were the times when people would tell Ajaan Fuang that — with
  all the work and responsibilities in their lives — they had no time to
  meditate. And many were the times he'd respond, "And you think you'll
  have time after you're dead?"


user151: To make a  strong commitment,  you want to cultivate right effort by making a continuous effort, by hanging out with wise spiritual friends, by balancing energy with concentration and by not doing things that suck the energy out of you like reacting to your arising defilements, eating too much and getting lost in mental proliferation.
As Ajahn Chah says "Just do it".
Edit 
One could reflect on death. This can really be motivating because it lets us know we are pressed for time not just on the surface but in the heart as well.

6921: <p>Is it a good idea to make a strong commitment\determination  to be mindful or to meditate? </p>

<p>If we can't really control what we do in the future, is there a use to make a commitment? </p>

<p>And if the answer is yes   - how to make it ?</p>

<p>I would love to hear tips on how to make the commitment/determination better.</p>

<p>And I would also like to hear your opinion about celibacy in this context - including celibacy from tasty food and from funny videos, from music, from entertainment in general, etc.</p>
 471: <p>Some advice from <a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/thai/fuang/itself.html" rel="nofollow">Ajaan Fuang</a>:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>§ "If you're single-minded about whatever you think of doing, you're
  sure to succeed."</p>
  
  <p>§ "Persistence comes from conviction, discernment from being mindful."</p>
  
  <p>§ "Persistence in the practice is a matter of the mind, and not of
  your posture. In other words, whatever you do, keep your mindfulness
  constant and don't let it lapse. No matter what your activity, make
  sure the mind sticks with its meditation work."</p>
  
  <p>§ Another student disappeared for several months, and on her return
  told Ajaan Fuang, "The reason I didn't show up is that my boss sent me
  to night school for a semester, so I didn't have any time to meditate
  at all. But now that the course is over, I don't want to do anything
  but meditate — no work, no study, just let the mind be still."</p>
  
  <p>She thought he'd be pleased to hear how intent she still was on
  meditating, but he disappointed her. "So you don't want to work —
  that's a defilement, isn't it? Whoever said that people can't work and
  meditate at the same time?"</p>
  
  <p>§ Many were the times when people would tell Ajaan Fuang that — with
  all the work and responsibilities in their lives — they had no time to
  meditate. And many were the times he'd respond, "And you think you'll
  have time after you're dead?"</p>
</blockquote>
 151: <p>To make a  strong commitment,  you want to cultivate right effort by making a continuous effort, by hanging out with wise spiritual friends, by balancing energy with concentration and by not doing things that suck the energy out of you like reacting to your arising defilements, eating too much and getting lost in mental proliferation.</p>

<p>As Ajahn Chah says "Just do it".</p>

<p>Edit </p>

<p>One could reflect on death. This can really be motivating because it lets us know we are pressed for time not just on the surface but in the heart as well.</p>
