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I Write to Remember; Self-Discipline Makes This Possible
How Self-Discipline As a Practice Adds Joy to Your Life
I write to remember the life experiences of my past. I write to learn from what I’ve lived through. I also write to share my experiences with others, now and in the future. I am only able to do this because of the habits I’ve nurtured over the past decade. The most important habit is that of self-discipline.
Basically, self-discipline refers to the ability to resist feelings, temptations and other weaknesses that would otherwise tempt you to procrastinate, be lazy or handle tasks head on despite weaknesses or hardships. Self-discipline can also be defined as the ability to control one’s body and will it to carry out a task, or a decision even when you feel you would rather indulge in some other activity that would give you instant gratification.
Many people are often struggling to complete tasks in time, to follow through with decisions and plan and even to wake up on time. they will often succumb to the need to sleep a little longer or to go out with friends or lie a little longer on the couch watching TV instead of doing something that needs to be done. As a result, they take a lot of time to complete a single task and leave other tasks for as long as possible. Such people often fail to meet deadlines and even when they do, they rarely…
