Seri: 365 Days - with self discipline

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Day 1: On living the hard way

Life’s easy when you live it the hard way... and hard if you try to live it the easy way.

 —Dave Kekich 1

 Self-discipline means living your life the hard way: resisting temptations and instant gratification, in order to receive bigger and better rewards in the future. It’s certainly easier to avoid all kinds of discomfort and indulge yourself whenever you want, but in the end, all that you get from that approach is fleeting pleasure now at the expense of your future, which otherwise could have been much better.

 Consider a weak-willed person who, when faced with a challenge, immediately opts out. How likely is this person to achieve anything substantial in life if their primary value is to feel comfortable? How is this person going to manage a crisis that they must face? Even a relatively insignificant problem can become an insurmountable obstacle for a person who’s been living a sheltered life and always avoided what’s difficult or disagreeable.

 Now contrast that with a person who voluntarily makes his or her life harder. They seek out and welcome challenges as opportunities to grow. Each self-imposed affliction strengthens them, so that fewer and fewer difficulties in life overwhelm them. Day by day, they immunize themselves against problems, precisely because they seek them out. When life deals them an unexpected blow, they’re ready to handle it because — thanks to living their lives the hard way — they’re always ready for hardships.

Vocabulary:

temptation  /tempˈteɪʃn/

the desire to do or have something that you know is bad or wrong

Ex: the temptation of easy profits

to give way to/yield to temptation

I couldn't resist the temptation to open the letter.

Don't put temptation in her way by offering her a cigarette.

instant /ˈɪnstənt/

happening immediately

Ex: This account gives you instant access to your money.

The show was an instant success.

People today seem to want instant gratification.

gratification /ˌɡrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

He state of feeling pleasure when something goes well for you or when your desires are satisfied; something that gives you pleasure

Ex: gratification

A feed will usually provide instant gratification to a crying baby.

Much to my gratification, my work got a special mention in her speech.

indulge /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/

to allow yourself to have or do something that you like, especially something that is considered bad for you

Ex:  indulge in something They went into town to indulge in some serious shopping.

She has never been one to indulge in gossip.

She was free to indulge in a little romantic daydreaming.

 indulge yourself (with something) I indulged myself with a long hot bath.

For a special treat, indulge yourself with one of these luxury desserts.

expense /ɪkˈspens/

the money that you spend on something

Ex: The garden was transformed at great expense.

No expense was spared (= they spent as much money as was needed) to make the party a success.

He's arranged everything, no expense spared.

She always travels first-class regardless of expense.

The results are well worth the expense.

opt /ɒpt/

to choose to take or not to take a particular course of action

 opt for/against something After graduating she opted for a career in music.

After a lot of thought, I opted against buying a motorbike.

 opt to do something Many workers opted to leave their jobs rather than take a pay cut.

insurmountable /ˌɪnsəˈmaʊntəbl/

that cannot be dealt with successfully

Ex: The age barrier appeared insurmountable.

They were now faced with seemingly insurmountable technical problems.

obstacle /ˈɒbstəkl/

a situation, an event, etc. that makes it difficult for you to do or achieve something

Ex: So far, we have managed to overcome all the obstacles that have been placed in our path.

 obstacle to doing something A lack of qualifications can be a major obstacle to finding a job.

 obstacle to somebody doing something The MP claims that there is now no obstacle to him standing at the next general election.

 obstacle to something The huge distances involved have proved an obstacle to communication between villages.

sheltered /ˈʃeltəd/

protected from bad weather

Ex: a sheltered bay/beach

Herbs need fertile soil and a sunny sheltered position.

We had lunch in a sheltered spot behind the dunes.

immunzine /ˈɪmjunaɪz/

 to protect a person or an animal from a disease, especially by giving them an injection of a vaccine

a campaign to immunize children against the common killer diseases

Children have been routinely immunized against polio since 1958.

They immunized some mice with a dose of the live vaccine.

precisely /prɪˈsaɪsli/

exactly

Ex: They look precisely the same to me.

That's precisely what I meant.

It's not clear precisely how the accident happened.

The meeting starts at 2 o'clock precisely.

affliction /əˈflɪkʃn/

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Translate

Self-discipline means living your life the hard way: resisting cám dỗ and lập tức sự hài lòng, in order to receive bigger and better rewards in the future. It’s certainly easier to avoid all kinds of discomfort and thưởng thức yourself whenever you want, but in the end, all that you get from that approach is fleeting pleasure now at the expense of your future, which otherwise could have been much better.

 Consider a weak-willed person who, when faced with a challenge, immediately lựa chọn out. How likely is this person to achieve anything substantial in life if their primary value is to feel comfortable? How is this person going to manage a crisis that they must face? Even a relatively insignificant problem can become an không thể vượt qua trở ngại for a person who’s been living a che chở life and always avoided what’s difficult or disagreeable.

 Now contrast that with a person who voluntarily makes his or her life harder. They seek out and welcome challenges as opportunities to grow. Each self-imposed phiền não strengthens them, so that fewer and fewer difficulties in life overwhelm them. Day by day, they chủng ngừa themselves against problems, đúng because they seek them out. When life deals them an unexpected blow, they’re ready to handle it because — thanks to living their lives the hard way — they’re always ready for hardships.

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Self-discipline means living your life the hard way: resisting temptations and instant gratification, in order to receive bigger and better rewards in the future. It’s certainly easier to avoid all kinds of discomfort and indulge yourself whenever you want, but in the end, all that you get from that approach is fleeting pleasure now at the expense of your future, which otherwise could have been much better.

Tự kỷ luật có nghĩa là sống cuộc sống của bạn một cách khó khăn: chống lại những cám dỗ và sự hài lòng ngay lập tức, để nhận được phần thưởng lớn hơn và tốt hơn trong tương lai. Chắc chắn sẽ dễ dàng hơn để tránh tất cả các loại cảm giác khó chịu và nuông chiều bản thân bất cứ khi nào bạn muốn, nhưng cuối cùng, tất cả những gì bạn nhận được từ cách tiếp cận đó là niềm vui thoáng qua bây giờ phải trả giá bằng tương lai của bạn, điều này có thể tốt hơn nhiều.

 Consider a weak-willed person who, when faced with a challenge, immediately opts out. How likely is this person to achieve anything substantial in life if their primary value is to feel comfortable? How is this person going to manage a crisis that they must face? Even a relatively insignificant problem can become an insurmountable obstacle for a person who’s been living a sheltered life and always avoided what’s difficult or disagreeable.

Consider a weak-willed person who, when faced with a challenge, immediately opts out. How likely is this person to achieve anything substantial in life if their primary value is to feel comfortable? How is this person going to manage a crisis that they must face? Even a relatively insignificant problem can become an insurmountable obstacle for a person who’s been living a sheltered life and always avoided what’s difficult or disagreeable.

 Now contrast that with a person who voluntarily makes his or her life harder. They seek out and welcome challenges as opportunities to grow. Each self-imposed affliction strengthens them, so that fewer and fewer difficulties in life overwhelm them. Day by day, they immunize themselves against problems, precisely because they seek them out. When life deals them an unexpected blow, they’re ready to handle it because — thanks to living their lives the hard way — they’re always ready for hardships.

Bây giờ hãy đối chiếu điều đó với một người tự nguyện làm cho cuộc sống của họ khó khăn hơn. Họ tìm kiếm và đón nhận những thách thức như cơ hội để phát triển. Mỗi phiền não tự áp đặt sẽ tiếp thêm sức mạnh cho họ, để ngày càng ít những khó khăn trong cuộc sống lấn át họ. Ngày qua ngày, họ tự miễn dịch để chống lại các vấn đề, chính xác là vì họ tìm kiếm chúng. Khi cuộc sống giáng cho họ một cú đánh bất ngờ, họ sẵn sàng xử lý nó bởi vì - nhờ sống cuộc sống của mình một cách khó khăn - họ luôn sẵn sàng cho những khó khăn.