Most people don’t fall apart—they drift.

In this episode, we examine the quiet erosion of standards that happens when structure is absent and decisions are deferred. Drift doesn’t announce itself as failure; it shows up as inconsistency, reactivity, and progress that depends on energy instead of discipline.

You’ll learn the difference between effort-based discipline and system-based discipline—and why only one survives pressure. This episode reframes discipline not as intensity, but as alignment reinforced by structure.

If you’ve been working hard but wondering why progress feels fragile, this conversation names the real issue.