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Marcus Aurelius

“At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself: ‘I have to go to work—as a human being. What do I have to complain of, if I’m going to do what I was born for—the things I was brought into the world to do? Or is this what I was created for? To huddle under the blankets and stay warm?”

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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. Wh...

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Why its Getting More Difficult To Build Self-Discipline?

Discipline is getting harder to cultivate, and the simple answer for why that’s the case is that life is getting easier. Easier life creates two condition which makes building discipline harder. 

  1. Temptation- We are surrounded by more and more sources of temptation and ...

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Why Build Self-Discipline?

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.

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Resistance

Resistance is uncomfortable, but resistance is the catalyst for growth. It gives us a feeling of development, fulfilment, and achievement. It shows us the boundaries of our ability and allows us to surpass them. 

The psychological impact of knowing you can do something is p...

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How Do We Build Self-Discipline?

Discipline is like the gym. We need resistance to grow, and that growth will depend on the resistance we apply. We should start small, make your bed, do the laundry, tidy your room, read a page, don’t eat that chocolate bar, walk at lunch, put down your phone, go to bed earlier, wake up earlier e...

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At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself: “I have to go to work — as a human being. What do I have to complain about, if I'm going to do what I was born for — the things I was brought into the world to do? Or is this what I was created for? To h...

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A mental warm up

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