## Notes What does discipline comprise of - Intention and Focus the hard parts of discipline - tolerating pain, overcome by [[Embracing discomfort|Seek Discomfort]] ## Highlights being self-aware can make you more thoughtful and intentional in your approach to everyday life. However, he calls this self-awareness “mindfulness” and argues that it comes from regularly practicing meditation—not discipline. ([View Highlight](https://www.shortform.com/app/highlights/b7da1cb0-865b-404e-86df-78d2deb6991c)) ### New highlights added December 21, 2023 at 4:42 PM Holiday adds that when you’re disciplined, you figure out how to do your work most effectively. ([View Highlight](https://www.shortform.com/app/highlights/0f2422fa-6b1a-4273-b54a-8c742b270d48)) The more successful you become, the greater the temptations you’ll face—but if you want to maintain that success, you need to continue practicing the discipline that made you successful. ([View Highlight](https://www.shortform.com/app/highlights/eec0041f-9802-4459-91f2-effee3c9a5e2)) Additionally, don’t let your ego tie you to habits that no longer serve you. Holiday warns that you may grow so attached to the habits that made you successful that you stick to them—even when they’re not having the same impact they had before. Prevent this by regularly examining your routines and modifying them if they’re no longer working. Otherwise, you won’t be able to keep up with the world as it changes. ([View Highlight](https://www.shortform.com/app/highlights/8cf257ab-b75e-4955-9793-1a42241ef463)) immersing yourself in cold water may also improve your ability to handle stressors like potentially losing your fortune. This is because, as Wim Hof explains in The Wim Hof Method, the cold causes a physiological response that’s identical to your response to emotional stressors—so by training yourself to handle the cold through repeated exposure, you train yourself to handle other kinds of stress, too. ([View Highlight](https://www.shortform.com/app/highlights/5c335c4b-1010-4c13-b9a3-0deb213618d2))