CHAPTER 8: GET COMFORTABLE WITH BEING UNCOMFORTABLE There is nothing comfortable about self-discipline. You don’t need discipline to eat junk food or watch your favorite TV show because you enjoy doing those things. Unless they have a strong desire to achieve something, most people are not going to subject themselves to the discomfort of self-discipline. They are going to wake up just in time for work, eat when they are hungry, sleep when they are tired, etc. There is nothing you can do that is going to make selfdiscipline comfortable. We need endurance to overcome those feelings of discomfort, and mental toughness to plow through the instincts that are enticing us to choose the path of least resistance. PRACTICE BEING UNCOMFORTABLE In chapter one, you read about willpower being like a muscle that gets tired when it’s used. But what this really means is that you can also strengthen your will power, which involves doing things on a regular basis that make you feel