Social Is discipline a real thing?

[chrisdiaz]

Being all in or nothing is how people become drug addicts.

Discipline is how people avoid being drug addicts.

 

[Satur9]

For damn sure. How much you have, and what you use it for, defines you.

Wish I had much, much more of it. Could have really went somewhere if I did.

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

Yep... and most people lack it.

 

[Brom Bones]

Is it?
I don't think it is, or rather it doesn't work for everyone in life.
Mentally, I'm either all in or something or I'm not. When I keep thinking about something again and again, I know that's what I should do. When I don't think about something (like a career) outside of that, I know I'll be going down the wrong path.
I keep saying to myself I learn another language in life - but then I never do it. Yes, I'll study and try for a few hours, but then there might be days where I don't do it again. If I can't force myself long term to do it, then it's a sign I'm not passionate about it at all.
I've never gone to university either - there's just nothing in life that I'm obsessed with enough to study for three to four years. Why? I don't know. Maybe it's just my ASD talking.

You know, I've had doubts about if discipline is a real thing or not too. But then I figured it out. I've been jerking off every day for the last 2 months (even when I really didn't want to), so I can attest to the fact that discipline is, in fact, real.

Seriously, though, what kind of stupid question is this??? Of course it's real. It wouldn't be in the dictionary if it wasn't.

 

[Aegon Spengler]

You know, I've had doubts about if discipline is a real thing or not too. But then I figured it out. I've been jerking off every day for the last 2 months (even when I really didn't want to), so I can attest to the fact that discipline is, in fact, real.

Seriously, though, what kind of stupid question is this??? Of course it's real. It wouldn't be in the dictionary if it wasn't.

Unicorns are in the dictionary

 

[Sunnyvale TP]

Jesus titty fucking Christ, what a stupid ass question... of course it is.

Every time you get up at 5am to exercise before, work when you'd much prefer to stay in bed, that's called discipline. Every time you choose to eat healthy rather than eating pizza etc, it's discipline. Every time you choose to do something hard that improves your life, when you could just sit on your ass and do nothing...

Congratulations, I think this is the stupidest such question that's ever been asked on here.

Well in fairness if you look around America it's full of undisciplined adults.

 

[Brom Bones]

Unicorns are in the dictionary

The comment was a bit of sarcasm. But although real unicorns don't exist, the concept of unicorns is real, hence being in the dictionary. Discipline is also a concept. The question the TS posted was ridiculous. Of course it's real. Even if you don't have any, that doesn't mean it's not real.

 

[jackasa]

It is real because I have the exact opposite

 

[Mike]

Sure. I've never had enough and it's probably one of the largest contributing factors to ruining my life. Wasn't really raised in the traditional sense.

Well I guess I was until like 9 or 10. After that they were pretty checked out and I was on my own. I think the worst thing about my teens was slowly realizing that nobody was looking out for me or trying to instill any values in me or prepare me for anything.

I saw all this pretty clearly by the time I was 16 or so. I wish I'd been able to invest in myself instead and have an attitude of OK I'll show you. Instead not having any
source of love or mentorship or any of the positive things just fucked me up really badly and started me down this path of being sullen and withdrawn.


Sometimes I wish there had been one adult around that was like hey bud here's a weight set or a punching bag or a gym membership, or let's teach you how to drive a car or write a check or just fucking anything.


Fucking anything would have been better than feeling completely overwhelmed and alone in the world and just withdrawing further and further into myself because I didn't know what else to do. Instead I basically wasted my entire 20s looking for that family and sense of belonging I never got at home anywhere and everywhere and not finding it.

 

[Sycho Sid]

Yep... and most people lack it.

Not true. It takes a lot of discipline to know what you need to do and then not do it!

 

[Mike]

What's weird to me is I feel like I usually don't have much resolve but some things are just on autopilot for me, so don't take effort to maintain. I always show.up for work on time, I'm pretty responsible financially and worked diligently to repair my credit and get out of debt. All of that feels like it just happens without my input.

When I finally admitted to myself I was becoming an alcoholic all it took was my doctor telling me OK were putting you on meds so you have to stop drinking now. And so.I did, cold turkey, after drinking every damn day for years. Why was it so easy to quit when I felt like I.had an actual reason? Why couldn't I do it on my own without having an external reason?

Idk it's fucking complicated.