self-discipline - /adv/ (#33218551) [Archived: 1712 hours ago]

Anonymous
6/14/2025, 3:00:13 PM No.33218551
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i am trying to start a dropshipping business and pursue my interests in 3d printing, mathematics, programming, cybersecurity, and electrical engineering. However, even if those things genuinely intrigue me, i instead waste my days playing videogames and doomscrolling. How can i increase my self-discipline and lock in in life in order to achieve the best version of myself?
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Anonymous
6/14/2025, 3:10:59 PM No.33218578
>>33218551 (OP)
>i am trying to start a dropshipping business and pursue my interests in 3d printing, mathematics, programming, cybersecurity, and electrical engineering.
I will tell you right off the bat that you are reaching for far too much. Unless you have a high IQ, which I doubt, then you'll have to take it one step at a time. Even stuff like electrical engineering and cybersecurity alone requires lots of dedication, time, and effort.
>However, even if those things genuinely intrigue me, i instead waste my days playing videogames and doomscrolling. How can i increase my self-discipline and lock in in life in order to achieve the best version of myself?
Avoid and remove vices from your life so that's it's more effort than you'd want to get those things. Then you can focus on whatever interests you have.
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 3:21:47 PM No.33218597
>>33218551 (OP)
It's much easier and more sustainable to make room for new things than to try to throw everything else out entirely, or to try and haphazardly shoehorn your new desires in. Do your best to live and work on a schedule, and instead of trying to keep discipline towards the things you want to do, focus your discipline on adhering to the schedule. Set aside time for work, and for leisure, and give everything you need to do a place on your schedule. Write it out on a calendar, spreadsheet or organizer, set alarms and reminders on your phone or computer, and just do whatever you're scheduled to do, just like when at school or work. Don't get rid of your free time, organize it. This way you can accomplish what you need to, and then your free time really is free, because you won't feel guilty about it when you've already gotten your work done and are dicking around during your scheduled dicking around time. Don't try to give yourself too much of a workload right off the bat, because you'll have trouble adapting and are more likely to ignore your schedule. If you're doing 0 hours of productive work, schedule in 1 per day at first, then take on more once you're comfortable and consistent with your schedule.