Ask HN: How do you remain disciplined and be your best self?

Re:Ask HN: How do you remain disciplined and be your best self? by raztogt21 on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @11:21AM (#18600792)

1. Don't try to replace the smoking habit, remove it first. Find what is triggering it.

* It could be a person, i.e you smoke with your SO or with your best friends.

* It could be a situation/place, i.e you smoke when you sit on certain couch, chair or laying in bed at certain hour.

* It could be an action, i.e before/after I play video games I light it up.

Trying to avoid those triggers.

2. Show up everyday. When you get back your time, focus and ambition. Do something productive EVERY-SINGLE-DAY. Read CS/Programming Books, watch quality online courses, develop random side-projects (a blackjack game, an adventure text-based game, youtube clone).

I was on a similar spot; but with video games and gambling. After 4 years of showing up everyday, weekends, holidays you will become... pretty pretty competent. Even if you are not brilliant, as myself.

Goodluck

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Re:Ask HN: How do you remain disciplined and be your best self? by antonio-ramadas on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @12:02PM (#18601224)

I highly recommend "The Power of Habit" by Charles Duhigg[0]. It gives great advice on how habits can change your life.

[0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Habit

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Re:Ask HN: How do you remain disciplined and be your best self? by raztogt21 on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @02:22PM (#18602812)

Yes, it explains how triggers are the ones that makes or breaks an habit. Good book.

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