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strobeflier | 5 years ago

Self-discipline. Impulses and social pressure are more like brightly lit billboards than ditches. You don’t have to fall for them.

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forgotmypw17|5 years ago

I think our current culture over-emphasizes "self-discipline" or "willpower" and doesn't admit the influence of our environment enough.

Personally, as a nearly-life-long sugar junkie, I know that if I'm around a pile of cookies, it is difficult to resist, and will wear me down until I eat one, and then another, and then another...

On the other hand, if there is no pile of cookies, there's no temptation or possibility of that happening.

I have had much more success with adjusting my environment than with trying to exercise willpower.