I will roundly reject your 3 steps to discipline, as they are wishy-washy and completely irrelevant to actually creating self discipline.
Here's a few steps that might help someone who isn't trying to be a massive poseur.
1. Be really really hard on yourself. Tell yourself constantly that you are not good enough, and you MUST do better, in fact it's pathetic how little you have accomplished.
2. Work, work, work, work, work... think you have time for fun? Think again smart girl|boy, now, WORK HARDER.
3. Develop a sense of humor about the horrible pain you are putting yourself through. That way, you'll be able to pile some more on, while telling yourself to wipe that stupid grin of your face.
Also eat well, otherwise you may get sick or fat or die... all of those things would be pathetic, beat yourself up some more.
Alternatively, join the army.
Of course, you can side step all this pain and suffering and just get on with it! Now get back to work!
(I hope my parent commenter understands this is firmly tongue in cheek, but I'll point that out anyway.)
(PS. of course, much truth is spoke in jest.)
(for a real response, see Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.)
I'm not saying that Covey doesn't have good points, but they are better fit to the manager schedule, not the maker schedule.
What I am saying is that that "just do it" method of discipline building is rather useless for creative work. I have seen my fair share of people who have failed with this advice.
I will roundly reject your 3 steps to discipline, as they are wishy-washy and completely irrelevant to actually creating self discipline.
Here's a few steps that might help someone who isn't trying to be a massive poseur.
1. Be really really hard on yourself. Tell yourself constantly that you are not good enough, and you MUST do better, in fact it's pathetic how little you have accomplished.
2. Work, work, work, work, work... think you have time for fun? Think again smart girl|boy, now, WORK HARDER.
3. Develop a sense of humor about the horrible pain you are putting yourself through. That way, you'll be able to pile some more on, while telling yourself to wipe that stupid grin of your face.
Also eat well, otherwise you may get sick or fat or die... all of those things would be pathetic, beat yourself up some more.
Alternatively, join the army.
Of course, you can side step all this pain and suffering and just get on with it! Now get back to work!
(I hope my parent commenter understands this is firmly tongue in cheek, but I'll point that out anyway.)
(PS. of course, much truth is spoke in jest.)
(for a real response, see Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.)