THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SELF-DISCIPLINE: A Clear, Practical Look a ...
Susan Tavera
- 18 januari 2026
- 9791224406778
Samenvatting:
You know what to do. You care about doing it. So why does consistency keep slipping?
Do you recognize these experiences?
- You start routines with clarity, only to watch them fade under stress or fatigue.
- You understand productivity advice, yet struggle to apply it consistently.
- You feel capable at work, but uneven with personal goals.
The Psychology of Self-Discipline offers a grounded, psychologically informed perspective on why follow-through breaks down - and what tends to support it more reliably. Drawing on insights about cognitive load, emotional strain, habit formation, and environment design, this book replaces self-blame with clarity and structure - without hype or rigid rules.
What You’ll Explore Inside:
- Why willpower and motivation are unstable foundations
- How mental friction quietly undermines follow-through
- The hidden cost of decision fatigue
- Why habits collapse under cognitive overload
- How pressure creates short-term compliance - and long-term resistance
- Designing environments that support action naturally
- Reducing effort at the point of action
- Building systems that flex instead of breaking
- Separating discipline from self-criticism
- Responding to lapses without losing momentum
- Creating routines that work on low-energy days
- Aligning tools and schedules with real behavior
- Maintaining consistency without burnout
- Treating discipline as a long-term mental practice
- Making progress steadier, quieter, and more sustainable
If you’ve felt skeptical of overly motivational or rigid self-help advice, this book takes a different approach. It doesn’t promise transformation through force. Instead, it offers practical frameworks that can help you understand what’s actually shaping your consistency - so adjustments feel realistic rather than exhausting.
If you’re ready to stop treating discipline as a personal flaw and start working with it more intelligently, The Psychology of Self-Discipline offers a clearer way forward!