The Discipline Loop: How to Build the Habit of Effort

Because motivation doesn’t start the fire—discipline does.

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If you listened to an of the episodes with Chris Lee or read the article on motivation, you already know this truth:

“Motivation doesn’t cause effort—effort causes motivation.”
— People After Anesthesia

It has been said several times on the podcast. People wait around for motivation to strike, not realizing that the real change comes from doing the thing before you feel like it.

This is where discipline comes in.

Discipline is what you fall back on when you’re not inspired. It’s what builds the habit of effort—the loop that actually leads to motivation.

Here’s how the discipline loop works, and how to start using it today.