Life Qua Man - Take Charge of Your Life

Musings

6 June 2024

Self-Discipline

Self-discipline is a universal problem. Every single human being in existence has this problem. Some are much better at overcoming it.

Successful people are those who can get themselves to do what is required to accomplish what they want to accomplish. If you are not as successful as you want to be, you're not broken, you're just human.

I wanted to do that, but I didn't get it done. Why didn't I do it?

This question can be asked from a perspective that suggests there must be something wrong with you, and you need to be fixed. Like when you take your car to a mechanic to get it fixed. This is not a healthy way to approach life.

The question can also be asked introspectively, to get a better understanding of your own motivations and behaviors, so that you can do better next time. This is a much better approach. If you are capable of seeing the results of your behavior, and doing things differently in the future, then you can do better in the future: it's called self improvement.