自律:有效生活的基础(2/6)

For different fields, having self-discipline means different things. Personal development fans consider it the ability to change habits. Musicians consider it the ability to get up and practice every day, so they never fall behind in their level of skill and muscle memory. One angle I'd like to look at self-discipline from, while not entirely containing the concept and all that it entails, can certainly be helpful: self-discipline is the power to act on ideas. It is the ability to take things from thoughts and realize them through actions and real results. Learning or creating a perfect system for processing, acting on and organizing email efficiently is not going to be worth a damn until you can force yourself to do it whenever you check your email.

在不同的领域，有自律意味着不同的东西。追求个人发展的人认为自律就是能够改变习惯。音乐家认为自律就是每天能够起床练习使自己的技能不会落后、记忆力不会退化。我想从一个角度来看自律---虽然它不完全包含这个概念但是它所涵盖的东西对你们肯定有帮助：自律是一种能将思想变成实践的力量，人们可以通过实际行动来实现自己的想法并获得实际结果。学习或者创建一个处理邮件、管理邮件的完善的系统，如果你不强迫自己在检查自己的邮件的时候这样做的话，那么一切都是在扯淡。