I recently got myself into a thinking process around self pity versus discipline.
Self pity on the lift side of the horizontal axis, discipline on the other.
And effectiveness is highly correlated to discpline.
Meaning output of tasks is low when self pity is high, output is high when discipline is high.
What I just today discovered, but is an interesting factor, is energy.
Energy seems an exponential thing, so often. It can increase and decrease so fast.
If energy is taken into account in self pity versus discipline, it’s relevant to weigh it as a factor.
Low energy + high discipline (low self pity) = low expected output.
High energy + high discipline = high expected output.
Low energy + low discipline = low expected output.
High energy + low discipline = low expected output.
Interesting here is the discovery that one can waste energy.
And more interesting in my opinion, is the discovery that sometimes one needs to accept that there’s low energy and discipline isn’t the decisive factor in play.
Once we accept that sometimes we have no energy and shouldn’t beat ourselves up for not producing; we stop a negative train of thought and simply wait for the next day.
Energy is like the sea: sometimes you can see no waves, no matter how far you look. Still, you can be fairly sure that the waves will come back if you are patient enough.