Counterpoint: When Pursuing Goals, Self-Discipline Before Self-Control

It’s easy to confuse self-control with self-discipline. Self-control is about stopping yourself, self-discipline is about pushing yourself. You have self-control when you can stop yourself from exhibiting undesirable behaviors. You have self-discipline when you can push yourself to do the desirable ones. Intuitively it makes sense that if you’re bleeding, you must stop the bleeding before […]

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Counterpoint: The More You Discipline a Child the Less Discipline They Develop

Discipline is not as cut and dry as it may appear. Obviously it’s important to have discipline. However, it’s also important to have a choice not to be disciplined. This nuance is what causes many well meaning parents to stumble. Having discipline is a choice. A choice to do what’s good for you over what […]

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The Best Way to Maintain Discipline Over The Long Run

Discipline is the summation of hundreds of small decisions. Decisions made as a result of a belief system. In the long run, it’s easy to get off track with discipline as these small decisions often appear to lack importance. Therefore, it’s important to have a compass to keep you on track. This compass is purpose. […]

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