We often hear the word self-discipline, and it seems distant and elusive.

Many people find self-discipline boring and intimidating, yet it is what separates successful people from average people.

A 2013 study noted that those who are self-disciplined tend to be happier, satisfied with their lives, and experience positive emotions more often.

Self-discipline is not easy, and many people struggle to form good habits or achieve goals, often because they set goals that are too ambitious.

Self-discipline is not just a limitation, but the key to freedom.

Those who achieve their goals rely on self-discipline to create a life they love.

For athletes like Phelps, their self-discipline training model may seem monotonous, but it has resulted in fruitful results and continued freedom.

In daily life, self-discipline is indispensable if you want to become a world-class writer. We must understand that in order to improve our writing skills, we must arrange our time reasonably.

Since self-discipline is so important, why do so many people find it difficult to achieve it?

The main reason is lack of sufficient understanding.

People often ignore the long-term benefits that self-discipline may bring and focus only on the immediate "uncomfortability."

A common mistake that many people make when setting goals is to set them too big at the beginning.

This resulted in the follow-up being unable to proceed as planned and giving up quickly.

Some people are determined to exercise, but initially set themselves an unsustainable goal of two hours of high-intensity exercise every day.

In fact, we should reasonably break down the big goals.

Every step counts, and moving toward small goals is our journey of continuous improvement and self-discovery.

Don’t overlook the value of small goals.

Ten minutes may seem short, but accumulated over ten minutes, many valuable and important things can be accomplished.

Knowing how to break big goals into small steps is a very important method on the road to self-discipline.

If you want to achieve more in your life and maintain self-discipline, you have to carefully examine your daily behavior and identify and eliminate unnecessary links.

For example, excessive time is spent on social networks or meaningless TV entertainment programs.

If you can carve out this kind of time every day, you can devote more energy to important things.

Achieving this is not easy, we must establish clear goals and have a strong will.

We need to identify which behaviors help us achieve our goals and which ones don’t, and then decisively eliminate those unhelpful activities.

It is essential to know how to get feedback on the road to self-discipline.

We need to be honest about our progress or regression and adjust accordingly.

If you find that you have deviated from the plan, you need to think about what went wrong and correct it in time.

During the period of self-discipline for weight loss, if you find that your weight has not been reduced as expected or has even increased, you need to consider whether you have insufficient exercise or improper diet control.

Getting timely feedback makes it easier to move to the next stage.

Setting sub-goals and milestones keeps us excited about the self-disciplined process.

Achieve a small goal of reading a book every month, and give yourself a small reward every time you achieve a goal.

Small victories should be rewarded even if the ultimate grand goal is not achieved.

This reward system can continue to motivate yourself to move forward.

In this way, we can continue to maintain high morale in self-discipline and thus more clearly recognize the key stages in the journey.

Maintaining self-discipline and achieving goals are closely related to our readiness.

Sufficient preparation is like a cornerstone on the road to self-discipline.

Without early planning and preparation, it is easy to give up when encountering difficulties.

Just like someone who plans to master a new skill, if he makes a detailed plan in terms of learning content, methods, time planning, etc. before starting, the implementation phase will be smoother.

Self-discipline does not always bring pain. As long as you strictly follow those three principles, you can continue to move forward on the journey of self-discipline.

So what is the most difficult difficulty for you to overcome in the process of self-discipline?