We talk everyday, to family, to friends, to collegues and maybe even to our enemies. The most interesting I found though, is to talk to myself.
It is until very recently, I started to realize how weakly we have control over ourselves. People talk about self-discipline all the time, but what they are talking about may be: to make a plan and then just stick to it. For example, people who get up early in the morning and take a one-hour run or read books may be self-discipline. And I can not fight against these arguments, because I do think they are pretty typical behavior that people talk control over themselves.
However, I also cannot agree that these are highly self-discipline. The plan may be far too easy to make and sometimes people just do not know if they really need it. Is a good habit always good? Probably yes. But depending on the situation, there might be better options and stick to a single, quickly made plan could ruin the possibility of taking those chances.
True self-management requires very clear understanding of one’s self, and this requires quite a lot of efforts. We may all felt lost in the process of a hard job, such as a very difficult research project or seemingly impossible work targets. To me, the best way to keep track of the most important is to keep talking to my family, my closest ones and myself. Talking to others, can help you look from different angles, since everyone has a limited amount of attention and we can overlook some important facts. While talking to myself is the crucial step where I can really put together all the information and make decisions. You may think your ideas are always in your brain, so there is no need to talk to yourself. But unfortunately, brain doesn’t work that way. Brain is the laziest part of our body, if you do not push it to work hard, it will just simply tell you some wrong facts and conclusions. But it is also so important, that it controls our body, our behavior and even the entire view about the world we have.
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