Kemery Myers’s Reviews > Philosophies on Self-Discipline: Lessons from History’s Greatest Thinkers on How to Start, Endure, Finish, & Achieve > Status Update
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Ethical hedonism is doing what you can to maximize happiness and joy, all the while knowing that pain & suffering exist. You can accept those, too, when they occur beyond your control. Self-discipline is the commitment to knowing something is unpleasant, and pushing on anyway. Too many people see hard work and struggle as a sign that they are on the wrong path, when it’s actually proof they are on the right path!
— Feb 24, 2021 08:01PM
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If you are diligently pursuing a life of purpose and self-discipline, you're going to attract naysayers and critics who are threatened by you. Ignore them. They are telling you something about themselves, not something about you.
— Mar 17, 2021 06:17AM
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When it comes to learning and molding behaviors, reinforcement is better than punishment. However, genuine internal motivation beats both reinforcement and punishment.
— Mar 06, 2021 07:42PM
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Passions will always exist—it’s up to us to expect them and be prepared to work hard against them.
— Feb 23, 2021 06:27PM
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If you never have any temptations, there’s no need for self-control; likewise, if you haven’t bothered to set up any goals, you can’t really tell when you’re being tempted away from them.
— Feb 22, 2021 08:47PM
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Ch. 2 - Nietzsche and the Will to Power.
"The will to power is understood as an all-encompassing fuel for life itself, something like the engine in a car, or ink in a printer—it represents pure potential that can be channeled into many different ends, good or bad."
— Feb 18, 2021 08:42PM
"The will to power is understood as an all-encompassing fuel for life itself, something like the engine in a car, or ink in a printer—it represents pure potential that can be channeled into many different ends, good or bad."
