DON'T BE SO FUCKING LAZY.

BUILDING BLOCKS.

Discipline in and of itself is difficult. This is mainly because of the Ego. The Ego creates resistance. The part of you that wants to be right, or to ‘die on a hill’ / ‘go against the grain’, or just generally be stubborn/contrarian, have the last word, and ‘win’ is the part of you that sabotages your discipline. For some reason, this business of autonomy became very important. The part of you that wants what it wants or wants to be pleased. Self-centered. The part of you that wants to be chosen. All of this is Ego.

The part about Fight Club that became important was the ‘anti-establishment’ mentality. EGO.

But not the part where they work their asses off, stick to a schedule, and are a part of something for the greater good. The parts where they are all putting together battle plans and running a tight ship. The parts where they are digging in the dirt and making soap. Those parts seem to just slide right by as back ground noise.

Those parts were not meant to be background static.

They were meant to be the main story.

Everyday.

Boring, repetitive tasks.

Everyday.

Denial of stupid pleasures that bring us nowhere anyway.

Everyday.

Doing the simple and mundane with purpose and intensity even when it hurts.

This is how armies are made.

There’s a greater purpose. The group knows it. The individual may not agree, but the group knows. The individual still benefits on some level. The pay. The fitness. The leadership. The friends. The opportunity to learn the art of discipline. The individual gets something. But the group is on a mission. You’re in or you’re out. The group will likely not care.

Note: I don’t agree with the general purpose and mission of armies. They are often political tools and made to be stupid for the purpose of being that tool, which in turn destroys families and communities. If the option to join without ever having to be that tool on contract existed, I would have gladly joined. But I am just not a fan of taking on a mission without knowledge of the details. Still...

This is how they succeed.

They practice staying in sync. They practice they way they walk. They way they dress. They way they speak. The way they make their beds. The way they eat and drink. Every little thing they do is regimented and scheduled and that’s why they succeed so often...so predictably. They are machines and systems designed for success no matter the situation.

For a creative...this is kryptonite. Creatives are often in the mindset of doing what they want, when they want. But this is not a true creative. Going with the flow is not the core of a true creative. It is a tool. The core is still discipline. It’s the painter that has bled from the thousands of brush strokes in a day and is covered in paint and ink after ripping through hundreds of canvases. For, you see, discipline is still the core.

You have to create more structure.

Why? Because structure is the runway. It’s the beautifully paved road for you to sprint on. To know your tools and to have a system and to use every second of every minute like they matter (because they do) is what allows you to become great.

The gym rat gets more reps.

The mechanic gets more turns of the wrench.

The baker gets more...bakey...lol.

You get it.

It’s 2026. Structure your day. Use the tools. Pen. (I personally use erasable.) Paper/Stickies. Calendar. (Digital or Planner) Alarms. (Lots of Alarms.)

Organize things for before and after you do them.

Where are your clothes when you wake up? Are they ready to grab and go?

What are you eating when you wake up? Is it prepped?

Where are the tools for the job you want to do?

It’s not hard.

I promise.

The only hard part is controlling your time, focus, and attention.

The rest actually makes it easy. When you are organized things move smoothly. You just know where everything is and there’s no confusion or lag time.

Use that planner to know what and when you are going to do things, and DO THEM.

Don’t be mister excuses.

(Also, don’t be mister self-hate if you fuck up somewhere. The only thing to do after is eat the loss and get back on schedule. Keep training your discipline.)

That’s it.

Not a magical post.

Practical.