EP18 - The power to resist

I will go 24 hours without food at least once a week. Why would I do that? We know we have to do important, uncomfortable things in life. We know we need to do the uncomfortable. Do something uncomfortable every day they say. But doing the uncomfortable hurts. We avoid it. How can I get more self-discipline? ........ The way you get better at self-control is to exercise the muscle, like anything else. You need to train for it physically and emotionally through negative visualisations. But I’ll leave those for another day’s reflections. Physical self-control comes from practice. If you want to get better at resisting temptation, then resist temptation. Sounds ridiculous. ........... I remember the last time I walked with my soft urbanite feet on rocky ground; it was painful because my feet are unnaturally soft. ........ We try to resist eating sugary foods, but when it’s time for dessert at a fancy dinner, we cave in. We have lost the strength to say no. We avoid firing a senior manager because we don’t want the pain and inconvenience of replacing them. Self-Discipline (or temperance) is about knowing how to act and feel despite emotions such as a strong desire, inner resistance, or lust. Self-discipline includes orderliness, self-control, forgiveness, and humility. It opposes the vice of excess. So how do you train for it? Use anything as a proxy, practice any way you can........ The more I train, the easier my life becomes. https://www.stevendipietro.com/blog/2020/2/11/diary18-the-power-to-resist-keynote-speaker