On Creating Systems | Martin Meadow

Day 4 of the 365 days of self-discipline book actually encourages not to rely too much on self-discipline; it encourages to build systems. The benefit of having a system in place is that it takes over when temptations arise. To make life easy for us, we can build systems that help us accomplish our goals, rather than always trusting that you will be strong enough to resist temptations.

The author quotes Tim Ferris as:

“I value self-discipline, but creating systems that make it next to impossible to misbehave is more reliable than self-control.” — Tim Ferris