Discipline Vs Motivation
The most important distinction between discipline and motivation is that discipline is consitent, while motivation is not.
Discipline takes up the slack when motivation doesn’t show up. When we rely on motivation, our performance comes and goes, and we risk falling back into old habits. When we build discipline, our performance remains steady.
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