Discipline
topic on 4 shows · 7 statements across 7 episodes
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My First Million
7 statements about Discipline, every show
Sanchez: Lack of discipline is a design problem, not poor character
“Discipline is not a signal of high character. It's a signal you respect systems that keep you disciplined. Believe it or not, a lack of discipline tends to be a design problem.”
McDonald: Discipline is biologically defined as nervous system regulation
“Biologically, discipline is nervous system regulation.”
Berger: Pure discipline is merely a short-term coping strategy
“It's not that discipline doesn't work, right? But it's like people pleasing. It's a short term it's a short term coping strategy. Like discipline will get you in the gym for a week, but it's not going to get you in the gym for a year, right? The people who are…”
Valiante: Personality and IQ are largely fixed, while discipline is malleable
“So we look at fixed traits like personality, by and large, you're not changing personality. Things like IQ. I mean, they shift over time. They tend to gradually
Move in a direction consistent with, you know, with family sort of IQ, a fixed trait like IQ. Thin…”
Gurner: High performers run on obsession, not prolonged forced discipline
“When we are at our best, we're not slogging through. And great People are obsessed and they're not slogging through either. They are driven. They are motivated. They are deeply, deeply engaged. And so I find that oftentimes when we over rely on discipline, tho…”
Shaan Puri: Discipline is just remembering what you really want
“Discipline is just remembering what you really want.”
Coloroso: Discipline is collaborative while punishment breeds fear and resentment
“Discipline is not something we do to a child. It's something we do with a child. Punishment's adult-oriented. It is imposed from without. It arouses resentment and teaches kids to respond out of fear or fight back or flee.”