http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2007/05/21/discipline/ Eric Nehrlich, Unrepentant Generalist Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:12:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2007/05/21/discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-74921 Eric Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:42:28 +0000 http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2007/05/21/discipline/#comment-74921 Adding a link to this because it's relevant - <a href=http://www.senia.com/2007/02/01/create-new-habits-self-regulation/ rel="nofollow">practicing self-regulation in one realm makes one more disciplined in all realms</a>. Adding a link to this because it’s relevant – practicing self-regulation in one realm makes one more disciplined in all realms.

]]> http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2007/05/21/discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-67754 Assets World » Productivity tips Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:55:54 +0000 http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2007/05/21/discipline/#comment-67754 [...] some new takes on the old idea of blowing through your to-do list to feel good about your day. • Having goals is more important than the content of the goals Productivity should be aimed at meeting goals rather than merely keeping up with one’s to-do [...] [...] some new takes on the old idea of blowing through your to-do list to feel good about your day. • Having goals is more important than the content of the goals Productivity should be aimed at meeting goals rather than merely keeping up with one’s to-do [...]

]]> http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2007/05/21/discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-66879 Yahoo column: 6 productivity tips to put time on your side » Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:07:03 +0000 http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2007/05/21/discipline/#comment-66879 [...] Having goals is more important than the content of the goals  Productivity should be aimed at meeting goals rather than merely keeping up with one’s to-do list. It’s a question of the big picture versus the little picture, and we need to be sure to have some big-picture ideas about our life or we won’t be able to steer it. [...] [...] Having goals is more important than the content of the goals  Productivity should be aimed at meeting goals rather than merely keeping up with one’s to-do list. It’s a question of the big picture versus the little picture, and we need to be sure to have some big-picture ideas about our life or we won’t be able to steer it. [...]

]]> http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2007/05/21/discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-66845 Eric Nehrlich, Unrepentant Generalist || Welcome to Brazen Careerist readers || July || 2007 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:36:08 +0000 http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2007/05/21/discipline/#comment-66845 [...] goals and working to meet them.”) was in an email I sent to her after writing posts about the importance of self-discipline, and how that leads to mastery. I’d love to hear any further thoughts you have on the [...] [...] goals and working to meet them.”) was in an email I sent to her after writing posts about the importance of self-discipline, and how that leads to mastery. I’d love to hear any further thoughts you have on the [...]

]]> http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2007/05/21/discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-62203 Eric Nehrlich, Unrepentant Generalist || Feedback sessions || July || 2007 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:17:05 +0000 http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2007/05/21/discipline/#comment-62203 [...] One simple benefit is that regular feedback sessions force you to take action. It almost doesn’t matter what form the session takes - it could be a daily status meeting, a one-on-one with your manager or mentor, or even a journal update that you write for yourself. You can keep yourself moving forward by regularly being evaluated on what you’ve done since your last session, and what needs to be done for the next one. I feel like I have drifted less since starting the five minute daily journal report suggested by Gerald Weinberg. There’s no implied consequence in failing to accomplish my daily goals, but getting into the habit of setting goals and recording whether I reached them has kept me more focused and disciplined. [...] [...] One simple benefit is that regular feedback sessions force you to take action. It almost doesn’t matter what form the session takes – it could be a daily status meeting, a one-on-one with your manager or mentor, or even a journal update that you write for yourself. You can keep yourself moving forward by regularly being evaluated on what you’ve done since your last session, and what needs to be done for the next one. I feel like I have drifted less since starting the five minute daily journal report suggested by Gerald Weinberg. There’s no implied consequence in failing to accomplish my daily goals, but getting into the habit of setting goals and recording whether I reached them has kept me more focused and disciplined. [...]

]]> http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2007/05/21/discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-58736 Eric Nehrlich, Unrepentant Generalist || Nonfiction Roundup June 2007 || June || 2007 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:16:36 +0000 http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2007/05/21/discipline/#comment-58736 [...] already mentioned Tharp’s ideas in my posts on discipline and laying the foundation, but this is a record that I did eventually finish the book. Tharp is the [...] [...] already mentioned Tharp’s ideas in my posts on discipline and laying the foundation, but this is a record that I did eventually finish the book. Tharp is the [...]

]]> http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2007/05/21/discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-57551 Eric Nehrlich, Unrepentant Generalist || Happiness and Satisfaction || June || 2007 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:08:45 +0000 http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2007/05/21/discipline/#comment-57551 [...] Discipline [...] [...] Discipline [...]

]]> http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2007/05/21/discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-54779 mim Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:01:40 +0000 http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2007/05/21/discipline/#comment-54779 To me, discipline is not just repetition, but the ability to push through unpleasant, but necessary things to reach a goal. Even if you're having fun at work, there are guaranteed to be things you don't enjoy doing that you have to do to reach a larger goal. The primary goal of industrial workforce of the past was to make a living and the drudgery to be endured was labor. The primary goal of the creative class might be loftier or at least more abstract, and the drudgery transformed from physical labor or repetitive motions to more intellectual unpleasantnesses, but it is still there. This may clash with your generalism, but I believe that mastery remains valuable, especially in a multidisciplinary world, and mastery still requires slogging through drudgery, which demands discipline. To me, discipline is not just repetition, but the ability to push through unpleasant, but necessary things to reach a goal. Even if you’re having fun at work, there are guaranteed to be things you don’t enjoy doing that you have to do to reach a larger goal. The primary goal of industrial workforce of the past was to make a living and the drudgery to be endured was labor. The primary goal of the creative class might be loftier or at least more abstract, and the drudgery transformed from physical labor or repetitive motions to more intellectual unpleasantnesses, but it is still there. This may clash with your generalism, but I believe that mastery remains valuable, especially in a multidisciplinary world, and mastery still requires slogging through drudgery, which demands discipline.

]]> http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2007/05/21/discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-48633 Eric Nehrlich, Unrepentant Generalist || Laying the foundation || May || 2007 Sun, 27 May 2007 15:09:34 +0000 http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2007/05/21/discipline/#comment-48633 [...] Discipline [...] [...] Discipline [...]

]]> http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2007/05/21/discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-47378 Lee Semel Thu, 24 May 2007 03:39:16 +0000 http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2007/05/21/discipline/#comment-47378 I would say that disciple is not so much the keeping of the same daily routine, but the ability to take on and push through hard challenges, both in the short term and in the long term. For instance, I know people who are writers, who even though they don't really keep a regular schedule, keep plugging away relentlessly to get their projects done and increase their skills. I would say that disciple is not so much the keeping of the same daily routine, but the ability to take on and push through hard challenges, both in the short term and in the long term. For instance, I know people who are writers, who even though they don’t really keep a regular schedule, keep plugging away relentlessly to get their projects done and increase their skills.

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