The Science of Self-Discipline: The Willpower, Mental Toughness, and Self-Control to Resist Temptation and Achieve Your Goals (Live a Disciplined Life Book 1)

functional magnetic resonance imaging machines, or fMRIs,

amount of self-control somebody possesses is thus anything but static.

meditation was shown to impact the amygdala, which is generally responsible for the primal emotions, instincts, and drives that keep us alive.

a life devoid of discipline is necessarily one filled with regret because nothing worth doing will ever come to fruition.

Curt Stern’s “rubber band hypothesis” regarding the age-old nature-versus-nurture debate can be applied here: People are endowed with differing sizes of rubber bands (i.e. genetic predisposition) to start with, and environmental forces can stretch those rubber bands in different ways. Even if the genetic lottery gave you a less-than-ideal prefronta

that ability can be built up if you consistently exercise it by making healthier choices.

The more you activate these pathways by practicing self-discipline, the easier it will be for you to have self-control in the future because your brain has been primed to use that linkage in day-to-day scenarios.

working memory, impulse control, and cognitive flexibility and adaptability.

Focus is one of the main pillars of self-discipline; a person who lacks the ability to focus is almost certainly one who will also lack discipline.