I tend to get in unfamiliar situations fairly frequently. This summer being in Dallas and not having known many people, nonetheless anyone that I'd be working with. 2 summers ago living in Dayton. I get super anxious sometimes when I am faced with an unfamiliar thing that I can't totally figure out or understand.
I've noticed that I can always default to the comfort of discipline in these situations. It turns a somewhat negative into a positive. Because my brain is thinking of so many things whenever I do something brand new or out of my comfort zone, it's easier for me to not give any thought to things I normally would at school or home like eating ice cream or being unproductive. The uncomfortableness also lets me be exactly who I want and do exactly what I want without the enticing comfortable distractions I normally have. I naturally want to workout most days, naturally want to eat healthy to feel healthy, and naturally want to do the things my future self will appreciate. I find that much harder to do when I'm at school/at home.
It's because of this that I hate when people act like they're all tough for being discipline all the time. Or when some people act like willpower is what separates strong people from weak people. That's just not the case. No one gives enough credit to their environment (which is semi-in and semi-out of one's own control). For example, all of my best friends and girlfriend work out. That makes working out for me so much easier. Same with the fact that some of them like to read. Bad habits also develop and persist from our environment and surroundings. We are products of our environments.
Environment>Willpower
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