People with a lot of self-discipline understand that willpower is a last resort.

Willpower should never be a primary strategy for accomplishing difficult things.

Better to avoid temptations in the first place than trying to resist them.

How would I achieve my goals if I had zero willpower?

Self-disciplined people know that feelings are not to be trusted.

Self-discipline requires a healthy skepticism of your own emotions.

Emotions are behavioral heuristics — your mind’s guesses about how you should act. Worth paying attention to, but not t...