I have some degree of discipline and a pretty good degree of self-awareness, but in the past—even the recent past—I’ve definitely found myself doing shiny but unfulfilling activities for extended periods. It’s possible that I’ve gained a bunch of skill or willpower without noticing it and that this event caused me to shift into a mode that I didn’t know how to access before, but this didn’t feel like using discipline to me.
I have some degree of discipline and a pretty good degree of self-awareness, but in the past—even the recent past—I’ve definitely found myself doing shiny but unfulfilling activities for extended periods. It’s possible that I’ve gained a bunch of skill or willpower without noticing it and that this event caused me to shift into a mode that I didn’t know how to access before, but this didn’t feel like using discipline to me.