Self-Discipline
Evidence-based self-discipline practices.
6 concepts in this area — each broken into concrete practices with the real mechanism, an honest read on the evidence, and how to practice it with IX Coach.
- Daily Rituals: How Creative People Structure Their Days
The habits behind prolific creative output — from Darwin to Beethoven to Toni Morrison
- Discipline Equals Freedom: Jocko Willink's Framework
Why structure creates options — and how to build the habits that make it work
- Simple Heuristics: Gerd Gigerenzer’s Case for Fast and Frugal Thinking
When good enough beats optimal — the science of rules that work in the real world
- The Accountability Mirror: David Goggins’s Radical Honesty Practice
Radical self-honesty, the callus-your-mind method, and doing the work no one else sees
- The Slight Edge: Jeff Olson’s Philosophy of Consistent Small Actions
Why the boring daily habits others overlook are the ones that determine everything
- The Willpower Instinct: What Self-Control Actually Is
The biology, the limits, and the strategies that actually extend self-control
Practice this with IX Coach
7 days free, then $40/month (~$1.30/day).