Category: Discipline

A hand holds a card labeled “Discipline,” beside cards reading “Consistency,” “Focus,” “Self-Control,” and “Commitment.”

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Hacking the Spectrum of Willpower: Akrasia to Enkrateia to Sophrosyne

Enkrateia translates from the Greek literally as power over oneself or inner sovereignty. Enkrateia stands in direct opposition to Akrasia or weakness

A businessman struggles against fierce wind and rain while holding onto a battered umbrella, symbolizing adversity and perseverance.

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Head Winds People, Tail Winds People

Most anyone can look good with a tail wind; it’s when you are facing head winds that you find out who has

An illustration of a man standing on a clock, with a large circular arrow suggesting time management, change, or gaining an extra hour.

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What Would You Do With a 25th Hour?

And how could you possibly find a 25th hour? True, there are only 24 clock hours… however, there is a tremendous variance

A hand presses a glowing button labeled “BELIEFS,” beside a darker button labeled “FACTS.”

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The Barnum Effect

Do any of the following resonate with you or describe you? Can you relate to them? You like other people to like

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Smart Tops Intelligent, Wise is Best of All… and if You are Willing to do the Work, You Can Learn Smart

Okay, let’s acknowledge upfront this can quickly get deep into semantics so stay with me and put aside that debate for a

Keep it simple. A yellow paper note with the phrase Keep it simple on it with some colorful crumpled paper balls around it.

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Out of the mouths of babes…

The phrase is from Matthew 21:16 (and Psalm 8:2) and refers to the often unfiltered, direct nature of children’s speech. Adults usually

Flat illustration businessman sleeping ringing alarm clock later note procrastination time management missed deadline low productivity work delay

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Self-Regulatory Failure

Self-regulatory failure is a fancy phrase for procrastination: putting off what we KNOW we would be better off getting over with. There

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Talent is Overrated

While possessing some baseline minimum of talent in one chosen field is in order (I sincerely doubt I would ever be able

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If You REALLY Want Success, Embrace This Competitive Advantage… Even if it is Not Your Original Nature

I frequently ask folks what their preferred learning style is and the answer I most frequently get by far is ‘I like

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Working at It Works

Persistence pays, tenacity triumphs. Persistence says, “I will continue.” Tenacity says, “I will find a way.” Persistence and tenacity are abilities available

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Attention is a Limited Resource: Do You Allocate Yours Intentionally? Or Outsource it to Social Media, Etc.?

Cognitive psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and engineer Robert Lucky estimate that our environment bombards us with approximately 10 million to 11 million bits