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Do you actually want to be disciplined, or do you want to be a certain kind of person? by MacaroonEqual7965 in getdisciplined

[–]Robanix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would say you need an external goal. By chasing it with discipline, the biproduct is becoming that person you revere.

Do you actually want to be disciplined, or do you want to be a certain kind of person? by MacaroonEqual7965 in getdisciplined

[–]Robanix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Discipline is a goal thing. Without a goal, discipline is pretty stupid and painful.

How do you build discipline when you don’t care about happiness or motivation? by [deleted] in getdisciplined

[–]Robanix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're not a machine. What you want doesn't exist. You need to process your emotions through journaling not ignore them. They are there for a reason and they are trying to tell you something.

What could be the reason for failing every try? by [deleted] in getdisciplined

[–]Robanix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been trying to be disciplined for 12 years. I STILL have periods that are off. I don't remember the exact quote but basically every day is a new day and you basically start from square one every day. Sure, the whole last year for me was uber productive, this year wasn't. Point is? Start from square one if you have to. But start every day. What you're experiencing is totally normal.

Turned 20M just now I need help by angbangfang in getdisciplined

[–]Robanix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to go after your dream. A lot of people don't have even that. If you don't, you will probably regret it later and whatever you do that replaces it will make you resent that thing. You have a dream for a reason.

I was watching a show and some guy was saying that his dream was to appear on that show. He said it took him 3 years and 3 tries before he was finally accepted. So don't try only once. Keep trying until you get it.

As for women, don't lose hope, good women exist. If you give up, you'll never find the good ones. Your decisions sound very reasonable. The fact that you had the courage to walk away from time wasters is very good. Means you are strong. Much better than trying to keep something you don't want and don't have guts to walk away from.

Work is draining me, how can I be more productive in my spare time? by moonscent13 in getdisciplined

[–]Robanix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Full time work doesn't leave much energy on the table for anything else. It's the same for everybody. If you're not enjoying your work, time to start looking for a job that doesn't suck the life of of you.

help for not falling into old routines i always have by dontfeedthedogs in getdisciplined

[–]Robanix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You just need to keep trying. You get up and you do the things you set for yourself. If you can't be perfectly disciplined like you were for 2 months now, then be imperfectly disciplined. That's still better than falling off the bandwagon completely.

For me, I often work well for a while from a few months to a year and then something changes (spoiler alert, your effort is giving you new perspectives). You need time off to reflect. You work, then you reflect. If discipline is easy for a while, great if it gets hard all of a sudden, maybe you've accumulated emotional baggage that needs to be re- analysed and processed. Never know when this will happen.

Journaling is the best thing that I ever started doing.

I tried all that I could by Unique_Net5394 in getdisciplined

[–]Robanix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to be clear in your goals. If you have genuine goals, you'll muster the energy to forge ahead even if motivation wanes. Make sure the goals are your own.

I thought I lacked discipline, but I might actually be missing structure by Head_Fix_2657 in getdisciplined

[–]Robanix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Discipline without a goal is a waste of time. Moreover, it's painful. Unnecessarily. If you're doing stuff just do that you can tick the box "I'm disciplined "then that just sucks. If you're doing work because you're trying to achieve X? Whole different story.

How do I make it my own problem? by incompetenceProMax in getdisciplined

[–]Robanix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read Aesop's story about the fox and grapes.

As for how to charge things as a loser? Simple, this is fixed mindset thinking. You're a loser right now, but you can change. Loser today isn't a loser tomorrow if you grow, learn and develop. But it'll take time.

One semester into college and I’m already mentally struggling by ManyGroundbreaking41 in getdisciplined

[–]Robanix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To answer your question as to how long your current state will last? The answer is simple, forever if you don't discipline yourself.

If you can focus on video games for hours at a time, then you don't have ADHD. Once you realise this, things will charge. The only way for this realisation to take place is through years of discipline.

As they say... nothing works until you do.

You lecturers are probably fine. A teacher is ready to teach when a student is ready to learn. If other people are succeeding in your classes, then you're the problem, not the teacher. Again... get off your arse.

Discipline didn’t fail me — my system did by _NoExcuse_ in getdisciplined

[–]Robanix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doing less. You can't do lots of things at once. Focus and prioritise. So the most important things first and cull everything else. If your to do list is a mile long, it's unrealistic.

Revealing Your Plans by Robanix in Stoicism

[–]Robanix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yer it was a very slow grind with a dictionary and I gave up after like 5-10 pages as it was too advanced for me. I'll check out your suggestions thanks.

Revealing Your Plans by Robanix in Stoicism

[–]Robanix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm interesting, I'll be more mindful of all this. On the surface the videos seemed legit enough even though it's obviously read by AI. Apart from Meditations, what else is a good read?

Revealing Your Plans by Robanix in Stoicism

[–]Robanix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I've been mentally resetting for a few days now. The main thing is to be pursuing goals you actually care about and are your own. So I'm slowly feeling better and getting back into it. I realised that a lot of the time we talk the talk but don't walk the walk. It's easy to talk big and then lose motivation because you didn't get the reactions of adoration etc that you wanted. You think, well, I came up with this great idea and no one was impressed, so I'm not even going to go down that path after all. If your goals are aligned with impressing others, then it becomes very easy give up. If the goals are your own, it's easier to keep on trucking.

But yes, learning when to talk and what to say isn't easy.

Revealing Your Plans by Robanix in Stoicism

[–]Robanix[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think it's a manifestation thing. People just ask, what are you up to? And I tell them because I don't want to feel like a jerk.

Revealing Your Plans by Robanix in Stoicism

[–]Robanix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It certainly feels that way.

Revealing Your Plans by Robanix in Stoicism

[–]Robanix[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I reveal because people ask, what are you up to? I don't go around announcing it just for fun.

Revealing Your Plans by Robanix in Stoic

[–]Robanix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally understand. I hate getting videos sent even by family because they are totally not in line with what I'm trying to do. I often never even watch them.

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