I’m sure you’ve already heard this, but have you tried reading relevant papers rather than random websites?
Personally, I’m kind of giving up on “discipline” as such, in favor of looking for things worth doing and then doing them because they are worth doing. Why torture myself trying to regulate and control every minute, when that doesn’t even work? Of course every minute is precious, but just because I’m not following a schedule doesn’t mean nothing valuable is getting done. Whatever happened to the power of play? The first virtue is curiosity, isn’t it?
Results are mixed so far, but with a certain history, even “mixed” counts as a win.
I have difficulty even making myself do things I enjoy, or I know to be rewarding. Like reading a book on something I’m interested in, or going for a walk in the sun, or making a serious go of understanding some basic quantum theory. I do very few things because I’m anticipating some kind of long term benefit. I do stuff because I expect it to be interesting and fun now. Still have difficulty with impetus.
I’m sure you’ve already heard this, but have you tried reading relevant papers rather than random websites?
Personally, I’m kind of giving up on “discipline” as such, in favor of looking for things worth doing and then doing them because they are worth doing. Why torture myself trying to regulate and control every minute, when that doesn’t even work? Of course every minute is precious, but just because I’m not following a schedule doesn’t mean nothing valuable is getting done. Whatever happened to the power of play? The first virtue is curiosity, isn’t it?
Results are mixed so far, but with a certain history, even “mixed” counts as a win.
I have difficulty even making myself do things I enjoy, or I know to be rewarding. Like reading a book on something I’m interested in, or going for a walk in the sun, or making a serious go of understanding some basic quantum theory. I do very few things because I’m anticipating some kind of long term benefit. I do stuff because I expect it to be interesting and fun now. Still have difficulty with impetus.