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Originally Posted by andrew112  Abstaining from pleasure and increasing self discipline = success. The more one abstains from pleasure and the more one increases disciplined habits the more successful one becomes. |
I think I know what you mean, andrew112. Often actions that don't feel good in the short term, set you up to feel extra good in the long term. However, the whole point of abstaining from pleasure, in that case, is to get pleasure later on.
Your ultimate goal (and definition of success) is to achieve pleasure of some kind, no?