To be a high performer, you need to go hard at your goals. But there is a line where you can be doing more harm than good. Val Blair had climbed mountains to get to the pinnacle of her career. An ...

Rise at 5am. Peel off the tape you’ve placed over your mouth to optimise the way you breathe when you’re dreaming. Immerse yourself in ice-cold water – it’s teeth-grittingly unpleasant, but someone on ...

Having self-discipline isn't just about sticking to a routine, it's a mindset of refusing certain things because you know that they are bad for you. That is why those who are the most self-disciplined ...

Add DMNews to your Google News feed. Tension: Discipline is rumored to be sheer willpower, when in reality it’s a quietly engineered environment that makes the right choice the easy default. Noise: ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. Self-discipline is like a muscle. The more you use it, ...

If you’ve been on a journey to self-discipline and success, you’ve probably heard it all: 5 A.M. wakeup times, ice baths, working out multiple times a day, and more. “No pain, no gain” has long been a ...

Many of us have had the experience of coming to enjoy an activity as adults. For example, we weren't tennis players, bird lovers, plant parents, or photographers early in life, but came to enjoy one ...

But it’s really, really hard. Self-discipline implies requires gratification–doing this, so someday I can have that. Self-discipline requires some degree of self-denial: I want to stay in bed, but I ...

Over time, the concept of self-care has undergone a profound metamorphosis—a journey from superficial indulgence to necessary mind and spirit nourishment. Self-care may be cloaked as anything in life.