Here’s What Self-Discipline Really Is

Amelia Zimmerman

2 min readOct 19, 2021

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What is discipline?

It is doing something even when you don’t feel like doing it.

What is self-discipline?

It is doing something even when you don’t feel like doing it, when nobody else is watching.

Discipline is easy. You show up to work because your boss is waiting. You sit quietly in class because the alternative is…

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