Build Self-Discipline

Self-discipline is your ability to be uncomfortable but essential when nobody's forcing you to do them. And the last part that no one is moving your part is the thing that people struggle with the most. When you were a kid, your parents told you what to do for the most part. When you're in school, your teacher tells you what to do. But when you become an adult, nobody cares about you that much. There's no one to tell you anything. There's no one to force you to stay in line; if you don't, well, whatever, the next person will do it. This is the main reason why I struggle with being disciplined.

Let's go back to college for a second. When you've got a mountain of assignments and homework, the only way to get it done is to cut the crap and get to work. There's no way around it, past it, or underneath it. You can't negotiate with anyone, nor can you change the terms of the deal you get. And that makes it a bit easier to be disciplined because someone gives you a framework to follow, and your only job is to follow through with it. There's nothing else to do, but you need no context or framework to build it yourself in the real world. For example, let's say you're getting married in six months and have two options regarding what you wear. You either go with what fits you now or get something slimmer. If you go with the second option, you build a context where for the next six months, it's required for you to be disciplined. This is a random example, but you can use this way of thinking with pretty, such as everything in life. You can decide to put yourself in a context where discipline is required. It's up to you.