Teach yourself to associate self-discipline with reward. The focus is always, however, on the process. An end result is never guaranteed, but we have a lot more control over the everyday processes right now. Whatever happens, you can look at your work at the end of the day and know that you’ve achieved. Turn toward progress and not outcome, and you engage yourself in the present and give yourself a chance to notice and reward hard work, even if it’s hard work that may seem minuscule in the grand scheme of things.
