Ana Novković’s Reviews > Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control > Status Update

"Think of how lucky you are. Be glad to be awake (because it’s better than the alternative, which we’ll all greet one day)."

Now I know the author is trying to motivate the readers, but people absolutely shouldn't blatantly listen to stuff like this. Waking up early and not sleeping enough is not something to be proud of. You're not being cool and hustling. You're only making yourself sick.

"Discipline, then, is both predictive and deterministic. It makes it more likely you’ll be successful and it ensures, success or failure, that whatever happens, you are great. The converse is also true: a lack of discipline puts you in danger; it also colors who and what you are."