Jackson Smoot's Key Ideas from Discipline Is Destiny
by Ryan Holiday

”When we desire more than we need, we make ourselves vulnerable.”

“You may lose battles, but never lose a minute to sloth.”

“We don’t rise to the occasion, we fall to the level of our training.”

“A weak mind must be constantly entertained and stimulated. A strong mind can occupy itself and, more importantly, be still and vigilant in moments that demand it.”

“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.”

“Don’t just think about what a certain pleasure will give, think about what it will take out of you.”

“You can get angry…the important thing is not to do anything out of anger.”

“An expert on speaking also knows when not to do so.”

“Time is the way we measure the only truly nonrenewable resource we have. No one is making more of it. Once lost, it cannot be recovered.”

“The leader shows up first and leaves last. The leader works hardest. The leader puts others before themselves. The leader takes the hit.

Everything else is just semantics and titles.”

“In the end, it’s not about what we do, it’s about how we do it and, by extension, who we are.”

“Rigidity is fragility. Formlessness is unbreakable.”