đŸŒ»The 7 Powerful Laws Of Discipline You’ve Never Heard Of (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)

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How to create a better future for yourself.

Life becomes really fucking simple if you understand one thing.

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Rewards compound the longer you delay them. Forgoing the small pleasure from a donut today means a ton of happiness when you look at your fit body three months from now. You just need to stick to it.

Discipline is the ability to choose these future rewards.

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Studies show disciplined people are happier because they choose long-term benefits and avoid future problems.

“High self-control does make you happy.”

— Roy F. Baumeister

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But delaying gratification is hard — use these seven laws to boost your discipline the smart way.

The Law of the Suck Will Help You Stop Suffering

Discipline will always be hard because it is about doing hard things.

But while the pain is mandatory, the suffering is optional.

“It may look as if the situation is creating the suffering, but ultimately this is not so — your resistance is.”

— Eckhart Tolle

A few years ago, I was walking to the gym through a cold, German winter night at 2 am. The wind was howling, the snow crunching under my boots, and icicles formed on my beard like pimples on a 14-year-old’s face. There was nothing pleasant about the experience, but I felt great.

Why?

Because I embraced the suck.

When you face discomfort, don’t resist it. Feel it. Let it suck. Smear your face with mud, pant, and curse the gods if you have to. But embrace the experience because it’s part of life.

You’ll realize it’s not the situation that makes you suffer, but your resistance to life as it is.

The Law of Regret Will Help You Take Action

There’s no worse feeling than I wish I had.

The girl you didn’t talk to. The workout you skipped. The porn you watched even though you promised not to. The alarm you snoozed, the things you said in anger, and the opportunities you didn’t take because sitting on the couch was too comfortable. You acted against better knowledge and now have to suffer the consequences.

“We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.”

— Jim Rohn

When you face tough decisions, your ego comes up with a million excuses.

“You deserve the treat.”
“You can do it tomorrow.”
“Just this one time.”
Remind yourself that no matter how bad it feels now, the regret will feel much worse.

The Law of Complaints Will Help You Stop Wasting Your Energy

You’re always better off taking action than complaining.

I’ve worked out at a run-down gym for a while. Every week, there was someone new who ranted about the rusty machines and leaking showers to everyone willing to listen. I understood their frustration, but they could’ve done a full workout instead of wasting their breath for an hour.

Ranting to your colleagues, bitching with a friend, or writing angry comments on the interwebz feel good, but only waste your time and energy.

“Champions never complain. They are too busy getting better.”

— John Wooden

Instead of wasting your time, ask yourself:

“What can I do to change the situation or get closer to my goal?”

Use your energy to improve your life, not rant about it.

The Law of Not Even Once Will Help You Stick to Your Commitments

The Trojan war was one for the legends.

After unsuccessfully sieging the city of Troy for over ten years, Spartan soldiers resorted to a list. They built a huge wooden horse as an apology gift, hiding their best men in its belly. After the Trojans took it in, the Spartans came out at night and opened the city’s gates.

It was a blood bath.

With discipline, your mind becomes as unconquerable as the Trojan city. The Stoics call this your “inner fortress.” It can’t be taken from the outside, only corrupted from the inside.

Don’t let bad behaviors creep in. No five-minute snooze. No “glimpse” at porn. No “small” piece of cake while you’re on a diet. Little slips spread like a virus.

“No more. No more excuses. No more: ‘I’ll start tomorrow.’ No more: ‘Just this once.’ No more accepting the shortfalls of my own will.”

— Jocko Willink

It’s much easier to draw the border without room for negotiation because you don’t have to debate yourself.

Hold the line — don’t let the Trojan horse in.

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The Law of One More Will Help You Leave Your Comfort Zone

Discipline means you have to take two difficult steps.

The first one. Without it, nothing will happen.

The extra one. It’s where you leave your comfort zone.

My old gym buddy and I often forced each other to do extra reps. You sit there, tunnel vision, heart racing like a Nascar driver, and panting like a convict on the run. You feel like you’ll pass out any second, but you can still bang out a few extra reps.

“When you think that you are done, you’re only 40% in to what your body’s capable of doing. That’s just the limits that we put on ourselves.”

— David Goggins

When you think you’re done, do one more.

One more rep at the gym.
One more page read.
One more hour working on your dreams.
These are the hard reps that pay off.

The Law of the Environment Will Make Doing The Right Thing Easy

You’re not as free-willed as you believe.

You think you have agency over your life, but your environment influences you a great deal. Cookies in the kitchen, plump boobs on Instagram, and a friend’s party invite on your phone. They all determine how your night is going to end.

That’s why disciplined people design their environment in smart ways to make the right behaviors easy.

Gym bag packed. TV remote hidden. Books out. App blockers on the phone.

“If your environment is not making you better, change it.”

— Mark Twight

Make good behaviors obvious and easy.

Make bad behaviors hidden and hard.

Make your environment work for you instead of against you.

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The Law of the Golden Standard Will Keep You on Track When Things Get Tough

As an adult, you can make your own rules, which is both the best and worst thing you could wish for.

The problem is nobody holds you accountable. As a kid, my parents scolded me for not eating my veggies. As an adult, nobody cares.

That’s why so many people break their own rules and lose trust in themselves every time they do it.

“Keep your standards even when everyone around you is losing theirs.”

― Habeeb Akande

Set one golden standard you won’t betray no matter what.

Daily meditation. Working out three times a week. Reading for ten minutes before you go to bed.

Stick to this one rule even if the world goes up in flames.

Summary To Help You Become More Disciplined

Discipline helps you build a great future by delaying rewards — use these seven laws to build it.

The Law of the Suck. Embrace it because resistance causes suffering.
The Law of Regret. Understand that regret is more painful than discipline.
The Law of Complaints. Instead of wasting your breath, use your energy to take action.
The Law of Not Even Once. It’s easier to draw a hard line than to renegotiate it all the time.
The Law of One More. When you think you’re done, do an e usxtra rep.
The Law of Environment. Design your surroundings to make doing the right thing easy.
The Law of the Golden Standard. Set a level of minimum effort and stick to it no matter what.
“A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering.”

― Dalai Lama XIV

CONTRIBUTED BY Moreno Zugaro

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