The myth of Superhuman discipline

To be resilient is to have the mental strength to live under constant uncertainty and keep trying after failures. 

Resilience is a meta-skill that can be developed and it requires experimentation, learning and overcoming failures. 

Whenever we have a goal, whether it’s losing that extra weight, building our dream business, or becoming an incredible musician, we need to put in the work. 

To do the work, we would need to overcome our impulses. Discipline is the ability to act despite the temptation not to.

And here’s the thing: developing a system of getting things done is a constant work in progress. It takes experimentation, constant trial and error. Something might work for you for a few weeks—or months or years—and then all of sudden, it stops working for you. Life happens, priorities change, v...