Discipline Your Mind Quotes

“we don’t go from ‘wrong’ to ‘right’. Rather we go from wrong to slightly less wrong… We are always in the process of approaching truth and perfection without actually ever reaching truth or perfection.”
― Zoe McKey, Discipline Your Mind: Control Your Thoughts, Boost Willpower, Develop Mental Toughness

“4. What do I know about the problem? 5. What are the fields I need to learn about the problem? 6. What could be the hidden traps? 7. How can I correct the deficiencies? 8. How could its possible outcome affect me?”
― Zoe McKey, Discipline Your Mind: Control Your Thoughts, Boost Willpower, Develop Mental Toughness

“1. What is the challenge? 2. Why is it a challenge? 3. Where do I stand on this matter? Am I the initiator or the one being dragged into this story?”
― Zoe McKey, Discipline Your Mind: Control Your Thoughts, Boost Willpower, Develop Mental Toughness

“R.E.S.T.: Relax, Eat, Sleep, Train.”
― Zoe McKey, Discipline Your Mind: Control Your Thoughts, Boost Willpower, Develop Mental Toughness

“rephrased Niebuhr’s saying: Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot control, courage to change the things I can control, and wisdom to know the difference.”
― Zoe McKey, Discipline Your Mind: Control Your Thoughts, Boost Willpower, Develop Mental Toughness

“something for something principle”. In other words, anything you choose to do will cost you in not doing something else. You can’t have it all.”
― Zoe McKey, Discipline Your Mind: Control Your Thoughts, Boost Willpower, Develop Mental Toughness

“What if we recognize our life’s inevitable limitations and then prioritize what we care about based on those limitations?”
― Zoe McKey, Discipline Your Mind: Control Your Thoughts, Boost Willpower, Develop Mental Toughness