Exactly my thought. The author doesn't understand what motivation is.
From the article:
> By contrast, discipline is like an engine that, once kickstarted, actually supplies energy to the system.
That's literally how motivation works. Discipline is just a cultural framing of it of things like motivation and rigor.
The thing is that yes, cultivating habits or even just _small_ goals and wins can snowball into you getting more and more disciplined. I know this from first hand experience having suffered depression and severe motivation issues. The only way out is to start with small goals and celebrating your tiny seemingly pathetic achievements.
If I'm allowed to play armchair psychologist, I think this article might just be that. A celebration of having built habits and getting more motivated. Call it discipline because that sounds stronger. If that's true: Great! I congratulate OP. It's hard and it _should_ be celebrated.
From the article:
> By contrast, discipline is like an engine that, once kickstarted, actually supplies energy to the system.
That's literally how motivation works. Discipline is just a cultural framing of it of things like motivation and rigor.
The thing is that yes, cultivating habits or even just _small_ goals and wins can snowball into you getting more and more disciplined. I know this from first hand experience having suffered depression and severe motivation issues. The only way out is to start with small goals and celebrating your tiny seemingly pathetic achievements.
If I'm allowed to play armchair psychologist, I think this article might just be that. A celebration of having built habits and getting more motivated. Call it discipline because that sounds stronger. If that's true: Great! I congratulate OP. It's hard and it _should_ be celebrated.