Full Book Name: Discipline Is Destiny, Lives of the Stoics 2 Books Collection Set By Ryan Holiday with Gift Journal Another aspect of disciplining your mind is training yourself to focus. Take a cue from Beethoven, who’d mentally disappear in the middle of a conversation to pursue a musical idea.

Eisenhower famously said that freedom is really the opportunity to practice self-discipline. Cicero called the virtue of temperance the polish of life. Without boundaries and restraint, we risk not only failing to meet our full potential and jeopardizing what we have achieved, but we ensure misery and shame. In a world of temptation and excess, this ancient idea is more urgent than ever. You might be thinking, Hell, no. Not for me. Self-discipline? More like self-deprivation! Maybe you celebrate or even envy people who take the easy path. You might think they’re having more fun or getting ahead faster. But look more closely, and you’ll realize that all that glitters isn’t gold. Take greed, for instance. It means you’re always on the prowl for more – and so never really enjoy everything you currently have. And not realizing your full potential? That’s a state which breeds pain, misery, and self-loathing.En una época de excesos y desorden, la autodisciplina es ahora más necesaria que nunca. ¿Te atreves a cavar hondo para encontrarla? Y, más importante, ¿la usarás? Solo con autodisciplina podrás dirigir tu vida rumbo a la verdadera realización.

But there are lots of people out there who are physically self-disciplined . . . and yet their lives are still a mess. Why? Because there’s more to temperance than muscle. In the end, it doesn’t matter when you wake up, what you eat, or how much you push your body if your mind is constantly at the mercy of distractions, bad moods, or self-sabotaging impulses. Eisenhower said that freedom is the opportunity to practice self-discipline,” according to Goodreads. “Cicero called the virtue of temperance the polish of life. Without restraint, we risk not only failing to meet our full potential and jeopardizing what we have achieved, but we ensure misery and shame. In a world of temptation and excess, this ancient idea of discipline is more urgent than ever.” Be a little deaf. We have to develop the ability to ignore, to endure, to forget. Not just cruel provocations from jerks, but also unintentional slights and mistakes from people we love or respect. “It helps to be a little deaf,” was the advice that Ruth Bader Ginsburg was given by her mother-in-law. It helped guide her through not just 56 years of marriage, but also a 27-year career on the court with colleagues she adored–but surely disagreed with on a regular basis.Self-discipline is one of those special things that is both predictive and deterministic. It both predicts that you will be great, AND it makes whatever you are doing great. It is not a means to an end. It is not just something we value until we get something we think we might really value—this job title, that amount of money, winning the biggest game, landing the best opportunity. Be strict only with yourself. It was said that the true majesty of Marcus Aurelius was that his exactingness was directed only at himself. He found a way to work with flawed people, putting them to service for the good of the empire, searching them for virtues which he celebrated, accepting their vices, which he knew were not in his control. Tolerant with others, he reminded himself, strict with yourself. Life is hard. It’s filled with a lot of obstacles and situations that are out of your control. Being self-disciplined about your body isn’t one of them. But the body’s just the first step. In building physical temperance, you’re building something even bigger: willpower. Ultimately, your body’s just a training ground for your mind – which we’ll dive into next. Build on your physical self-discipline to temper the mind.

The Stoics believed that, in the end, it’s not about what we do, it’s about who we are when we do it. They believed that anything you do well is noble, no matter how humble or impressive, as long as it’s the right thing. That greatness is up to you—it’s what you bring to everything you do. Lou Gehrig ने इस discipline को 17 साल तक follow किया। उनकी तरह जब आप लगातार ऐसे काम करना शुरू कर देंगे तो आप 100% अपने ज़िन्दगी में successful बन सकते है। बहुत से लोग smart या talented तो बहुत होते हैं, लेकिन उन्हें meaningful जीवन को जीने में मुश्किल होती है। इस situation को avoid करने और meaningful जीवन को जीने के लिए, हर दिन इन कामों को अपनी priorities समझे और priority के साथ इन्हें पूरा करे। miracle बना सकते हैं – मतलब आप सुबह जल्दी उठ कर शांत माहौल में meditation और exercise करके अपने साथ अंदर से जुड़ सकते हैं और अंदर से मजबूत बन सकते हैं। तो आज से ही जल्दी सोए, और सुबह जल्दी उठकर अपने दिन को energetic बनाने के लिए तैयार हो जाए। situation में पाते हैं, तो क्या आप उन्हें यह बताते कि उन्होंने क्या गलत कदम उठाया है? या फिर आगे बेहतर कदम उठाकर situation को अच्छा करने के लिए motivate करते हैं। दूसरा तरीका अपनाते हैं। इसके साथ ही, आपने उन्हें समझाने की कोशिश की होगी कि यह दुनिया का end नहीं है। आप भी इसी तरह तो अपने खुद के दोस्त बनें। परेशानी के पलों में आगे बढ़ने के लिए अपने आप को motivate करें, अपने आपसे प्यार करें, support करें – और इसके साथ ही अपनी किस्मत खुद decide करें।selfish बने और जब चीजे आपके control से बाहर होती है, तो सिर्फ जिन चीजे को control किया जा सकता है उनका इस्तेमाल करते हुए situation को सुधारने की कोशिश करने और uncontrolled चीजों को अनदेखा करने की practice करें। इससे आपको motivated रहने में मदद मिलेगी। Be hard on yourself. “Take the cold bath bravely, ‘’ W.E.B Dubois wrote to his daughter. “ Make yourself do unpleasant things so as to gain the upper hand of your soul.” By being hard on ourselves, it makes it harder for others to be hard on us. By being our own tyrant, we take away the power of tyrants over us. Let’s dive in a little deeper. We all have a lower and higher self – those inner voices constantly vying for our attention. It’s Hercules’s choice between vice and virtue. The side that gives up versus the side that tries. The part that clings to excess and chaos versus the part that seeks balance.