your future self needs your help because you are not only you in this moment but also you tomorrow in 2 weeks 6 months and 5 years and the life quality you will have at each of these points in life depends on the actions you are doing in the present you are like a community of selves across time and the best way to hold this large community together is to sacrifice today's pleasure for tomorrow's success this concept is also known as discipline most people associate discipline with hard work and compulsion you have to suffer to complete
a task that is usually unpleasant and not fun and the plan you have made for yourself dictates your life like an oppressive Tyrant but this is a wrong view of what discipline actually is discipline is more like a contract between your present and your future self you delay gratification today so that you can have a better tomorrow so in some sense discipline is a kind of self-love and the thing is nobody regrets sacrificing a little bit of today's pleasure for tomorrow's happiness millions of people don't feel like going to the gym but nobody who goes
there ever regrets it doing the right thing is always the right thing you should really be accountable for your future self because one day you will wake up and be him this idea reminds me of this Chinese proverb the best time to plant a tree was 10 years ago the second best time is now the instant gratification activities like scrolling on Instagram or Tik Tok playing video games and eating junk are fun for a short period but after that while you are your future self and the enjoyable sensation Fades away ultimately all you're left with
by the end of the day is the consequences of your actions not the actions themselves not the pleasures not the resentment or frustration all of the emotional components will pass away if you want to care for your community of selves across time and be left with positive consequences in the future you have to fall in love with delayed gratification ation activities the good habits are the ones that hold your life together and are the breeding ground for true happiness and success wherever you are in life right now your past actions led you up to this
moment and now you can decide in what future you want to maneuver yourself into because your future self is just the compounded effect of your actions in the present don't forget this truth the next time you grab your phone even though you're supposed to read write or exercise your future self compounds in whatever Direction you decide and focus every action is a vote for the person you want to become and the simpler and clearer your vision of your ideal future self is the more focused you'll be because a Clear Vision will set your priorities straight
once you know where you want to go you will automatically quit the noise and and focus on the few things that actually matter what you focus on grows make sure to focus on the right things by visualizing your future self and act accordingly to become the person you want to be when you commit 100% to what you want and know the end result there will be a growing body of evidence about the future you're creating you'll stop associating pain with the sacrifice required for your goals instead you'll associate pain with not making progress toward your
dreams so to come back to the main premise of the video how much comfort will you sacrifice for your future self if you want to find the answer to this question you can do the free writing exercise I've created in the better human School Community where you can create step-by step the ideal vision of your future self click the first link in the bio if you want to join have a wonderful day
