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id: dm
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title: Discipline and Motivation
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previous: llf
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next: wgl
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date: 2021-03-20
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<h2>
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Discipline and Motivation
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<p>
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Motivation is fantastic.
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I can rarely get as much done as when I am fully engaged and want nothing more than to keep chugging.
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When I get excited, doing nothing just does not seem like an option.
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If you get hit with that feeling take full advantage of it.
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The problem is that days like that are rare.
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It depends on so many things and some luck.That means that relying on motivation for consistent productivity is pretty much relying on chance.
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I do my best to think of times like that as a bonus.
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Something extra that bumps me a little further forward then I had planned.
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</p>
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<p>
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I picked this topic this week because I am having trouble writing.
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There is a fair bit going on in my life at the moment and so it is more work than usual to sit down and write.
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This is definitely not my best post, I am pretty stuck, but just going through the motions is still worth something.
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<p>
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So it might be short this week but it is important to know that everyone runs into blocks and has a rough time.
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We might not be able to do everything at our best.
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It is very important to still do as much as we can.
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</p>
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Discipline is motivation’s much less fun but much more reliable partner, it is also what we need to turn to when motivation is lacking.
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Things need to be done every day, and it is surprising how much we can get done by doing a little at a time.
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Jocko Willink has a good guidebook that is characteristically titled Discipline Equals Freedom.
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It is a collection of thoughts on the subject and includes some actions to take to use as a baseline.
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It is true that the more disciplined you are in an area the more freedom you often have in that same area.
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Disciplined spending plans result in financial freedom, disciplined exercise routines result in physical freedom etc.
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It is also very true that even when we are feeling off it is important to try anyway.
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<p>
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Now that I am getting into writing this is flowing much more easily.
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Often getting started is the hardest part when I am not feeling it.
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It reminds me a lot of the times when I was younger and did not want to go to gymnastics at times.
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My parents would make me go and start the class.
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It was never the case that once I was a half hour into the class that I still wanted to go home.
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</p>
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More than any other thing, I have found that, discipline is needed for habit formation.
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Over time the repetition builds (or breaks) habits.
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No matter how excited you are to start something there are always going to be bumps.
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Times when you don’t want, or can’t manage to follow through.
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Habit formation is dependent on regular repetition more than anything else.
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When designing your new habit you want to make it as easy as possible to minimize the amount of discipline you need.
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It is impossible to completely eliminate it though.
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</p>
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<p>
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Discipline is never easy, but the more you use it the easier it gets.
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It makes life easier in the long run.
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</p>
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<p>
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Thanks for reading
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<p>
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Phone time: 11h 34m
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