Self-
discipline is one of many personal development
tools available to you. Of course it is not a panacea. Nevertheless, the
problems which self-discipline can solve are important, and while there are
other ways to solve these problems, self-discipline absolutely shreds them.
Self-discipline can empower you to overcome any addiction or lose any amount of
weight. It can wipe out procrastination, disorder, and ignorance. Within the
domain of problems it can solve, self-discipline is simply unmatched. Moreover,
it becomes a powerful teammate when combined with other tools like passion,
goal-setting, and planning.
Building Self-Discipline
My philosophy of how to
Build self-discipline is
best explained by an analogy. Self-discipline is like a
muscle. The more you
train it, the stronger you become. The less you train it, the weaker you become.
Just as everyone has different muscular strength,
we all possess different levels of self-discipline. Everyone has some — if you
can hold your breath a few seconds, you have some self-discipline. But not
everyone has developed their discipline to the same degree.
Just as it takes muscle to build muscle, it takes
self-discipline to build self-discipline.
The way to build self-discipline is analogous to
using progressive weight training to build muscle. This means lifting
weights that are close to your limit. Note that when you
weight train, you
lift weights
that are within your ability to lift. You push your muscles until they fail,
and then you rest.
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