Why You Keep Failing At Self-Discipline

Keep exploring at Get started for free, and hurry—the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. WISDOM WEDNESDAY. Every week, you’ll get five powerful quotes from timeless thinkers (combined with some original insight): ABOUT THE VIDEO _ In this video, I talk about self-discipline. There’s a widely-held belief that self-discipline means being able to do something when you don’t actually want to do it. People who believe this think that self-discipline means going to the gym, reading books, or eating chicken and broccoli when you don’t actually want to. For them, self-discipline means ignoring your authentic-self in favour of your ideal-self. But this view of self-discipline is completely deluded. Forcing yourself to do things you don’t want to do is not self-discipline. It’s slavery, and every slave eventually becomes resentful, revengeful, and regretful. Sac