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by readme 5162 days ago
I am not a fan of using discipline to get things done. I think it is akin to brute force. Come up with a reason to do the task. Think about the users you will please, think about impressing your client or boss, think about the money you will make.

Essentially discipline is the ability to do something even when you don't want to. However, I believe an unwillingness to excel at your work underscores a larger problem: you don't like what you're doing

This doesn't have to be an objective property of the work. With the wrong attitude, the wrong physical and mental health, the wrong financial situation, the wrong sleep, the wrong anything, it is possible to dislike and even resent rewarding work.

Attack the disease, not the symptoms. Discipline is only a plug in the deck of a sinking ship.

We all need autonomy, mastery, and purpose.