Skip to main content
Friday, October 30, 2026Oct 30

This story is free to read.

McLeod: Teaching yourself dull stuff

I have a love/hate relationship with self-discipline. I love the results, but I hate the process.

Discipline can be a loaded word.

We tend to think of discipline in terms of punishment. As in, you have to discipline children, or when you do something wrong, the boss takes disciplinary action.

But what about self-discipline? Does that mean punishing yourself?

It can certainly feel like it.