self-discipline

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Recent Examples of self-discipline Over the past four decades, he’s transformed how people around the world approach time management, productivity, self-discipline, and goal setting. Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Martial arts or yoga might be tools for self-discipline. Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2025 The couple believed that meeting the challenges of flight training — in addition to learning to fly a plane — teaches self-discipline, builds character and develops self-confidence. Cyril A. Reinicke, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025 Molineaux’s passion for self-discipline and mental resilience is central to his philosophy. Reem Amro, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-discipline
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Noun
  • Cox also called for restraint in reaction to Kirk’s assassination, noting that residents of Utah did not riot or loot or engage in violence, and instead held vigils and said prayers.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Despite efforts by the Biden administration to constrain the spyware market through its executive order, trade and visa restrictions, and sanctions, the industry has continued to operate largely without restraint.
    Vas Panagiotopoulos, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That change, according to psychologist Sula Windgassen, may have less to do with willpower and more to do with how the brain manages stress amid different temperatures.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • My hand twitched toward the phone, muscle memory stronger than willpower.
    Maggie Downs, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025

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