Dr. Andrew Huberman

Discipline is kind of the gateway drug to everything else in authority.

And it's the gateway to composure, for sure.

But getting your discipline modified is one of the fastest ways to make everything else change.

Understanding what discipline is is the most critical element.

And I define this differently than most people.

So I define discipline as your ability to prioritize the needs of your future self ahead of your own present self.

And that's it.

That's all that discipline is.

I'm prioritizing the needs of future me.

All of our lives are about habits, not goals.

But what are the habits that make my goal a byproduct?

Everything is about byproducts in your whole life, whether you know it or not.

So instead of setting goals, set like the byproduct.

What are the byproducts I want to have for this year?

And then what are the habits that make that up?

So what the big mistake most people make is they see somebody like you.

You go to the gym very often.

You probably eat really clean.

Somebody who doesn't live a very disciplined life would look at you and say, God, I want to be like Steven.

He's got all this discipline.