Self Discipline and Technology
Many of our inventions and creations reflect bits and pieces of us as a collective mind. Digital technology is one of our biggest mirrors. Made to follow a set of rules and execute them in a predefined manner to generate an output or accomplish a goal, one could say that it is a version of us that we aspire to be. Man has long struggled with self discipline and often found it hard to follow his self imposed rules. The APA dictionary of Psychology defines Self Discipline as the control of one’s impulses and desires, forgoing immediate satisfaction in favor of long-term goals, the second definition is stated as the resolute adherence to a regimen or course of action in order to achieve one’s goals. Other terms associated with it are self-control, self-regulation and Willpower.
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