Choose Values over Discipline

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Lately I've been struggling with self-discipline. I've been giving an ungodly amount of my precious attention to YouTube and Reddit. The outside world induces so much anxiety; the Internet™ is an anaesthetic. Rather than spending my attention on something uncomfortable for 90 seconds, I spend my attention on...
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