How To Have Real Confidence - Part 2 - [CONSTRAINTS CREATE SUSTENANCE]

2 Dec 2018 · 1 min

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Short monologue arguing that self-imposed constraints (delaying pleasure, prioritizing work) produce confidence by creating a reliable sense of sustenance/provision. Speaker uses a personal anecdote (resisting playing golf all day) to illustrate balancing work and leisure and the moral/disciplinary role of constraints.

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Constraints create confidence because we have a sense of sustenance. Sustenance we believe that we can provide for our family because of constraints. Like, I constrain myself and make myself work sometimes, right? In other words, I don't play golf 24 hours a day. My body would. My mind, my desire would love to play golf all day, every day. Sun comes up, I'm going to the golf course. Sun goes down, I'm coming home. That'd be fun. I mean, at least it'd be fun for a while. Maybe a couple months, maybe a few years, right? So that could be fun. But I have to constrain myself. I have to put constraints in that say, myron, you've got to work so you can earn the right to play.