Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

How to Become a Disciplined Person


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If we want to accomplish something in life it usually takes a combination of motivation and consistency - in other words, discipline. Discipline is both essential…and shockingly hard to develop. In today’s episode, Forrest and Dr. Rick explore how we can become more disciplined. They talk about whether discipline came naturally to Rick, and the lessons we can learn from his journey with discipline. Key topics include how to make even frustrating tasks rewarding, the relationship between discipline and self-concept, how to identify key wants, needs, and aspirations, and learning to feel good when we do good. 

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Key Topics:

0:00: Introduction

2:30: Rick’s personal history with cultivating discipline

5:45: Finding reward in necessary tasks

17:50: Engaging in your life, and knowing what you really care about

22:35: The power of your self-concept

31:45: Breaking things down into small parts

36:45: Motivation, distress tolerance, and meta-motivation

46:35: Getting out of a negative mindset, and finding what works for you

54:10: Recap

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