Looks like I wasn't specific enough with my question. To develope self-discipline Steve says that you must use your willpower first to
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alter the territory around you in such a way that maintaining momentum won’t be as hard as building it in the first place
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If you don't do that then just with willpower you won't be able to accomplish your goal
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because willpower is temporary. It’s for sprints, not marathons. Willpower requires conscious focus, and conscious focus is very draining — it cannot be maintained for long. Something will eventually distract you.
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In the example of losing weight he describes how to use willpower. Instead of using your willpower to actually go on a diet he says to alter your environment first, and that will make it then much easier to go do the diet
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You identify all the various targets you’ll need to strike if you want to have a chance of success. First, all the junk food needs to leave your kitchen, including anything you have a tendency to overeat, and you need to replace it with foods that will help you lose weight, like fruits and veggies. Secondly, you know you’ll be tempted to get fast food if you come home hungry and don’t have anything ready to eat, so you decide to pre-cook a week’s worth of food in advance each weekend. That way you always have something in the refrigerator. You set aside a block of several hours each weekend to buy groceries and cook all your food for the week. Plus you get a decent cookbook of healthy recipes. You learn about Weight Watchers, and find out where the closest one is to you, so you can go to the first meeting and sign-up. Setup a weight chart and post it on your bathroom wall. Get a decent scale that can measure weight and body fat %. Make a list of sample meals (5 breakfasts, 5 lunches, and 5 dinners), and post it on your refrigerator.
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By the end of the day, you’ve used your willpower not to diet directly but to establish the conditions that will make your diet easier to follow.
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So my question was: what are your ideas for altering your environment or anything else that will help you with studying?