Discipline in Practice

The books, in order

1. 1

   Habits and Discipline · 15 min

   Tiny Habits

   BJ Fogg

   A habit isn't born big and strong. It's born tiny and grows on its own after you repeat it a few times.

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2. 2

   Habits and Discipline · 18 min

   13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do

   Amy Morin

   When you take offense at someone else's attitude, you hand that person the power to dictate your mood for the rest of the day.

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3. 3

   Habits and Discipline · 15 min

   Willpower

   Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney

   An unfinished task floating around in your head weighs on you. Turning it into a plan with a day and a time usually lightens the load.

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4. 4

   Habits and Discipline · 14 min

   The Marshmallow Test

   Walter Mischel

   Your mind has a hot mode that reacts to desire and a cool mode that plans; fatigue and stress strengthen the first.

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5. 5

   Habits and Discipline · 14 min

   The Power of Self-Responsibility

   Paulo Vieira

   According to Paulo Vieira, the life you have today is largely the result of your choices, actions, and omissions.

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   Habits and Discipline · 15 min

   Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual

   Jocko Willink

   The voice that suggests making an exception just this once is, for the book, the most common adversary inside any discipline routine.

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7. 7

   Personal Development · 16 min

   12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

   Jordan B. Peterson

   Slumped shoulders and a wilted posture aren't just the result of a bad day, they help manufacture the next bad day too.

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   Personal Development · 16 min

   Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life

   Jordan Peterson

   Blaming the whole system is more comfortable than owning the small part that is under your control, but only the second one actually changes anything.

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   Habits and Discipline · 16 min

   Can't Hurt Me

   David Goggins

   Motivation is a fuel that runs out at the first serious obstacle; discipline is the structure that keeps working even when you have zero desire that day.

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