Specific · Temperance

Discipline

Part of the Character Strengths Wheel

What is Discipline?

The ability to act in alignment with your long-term goals even when short-term impulses push in a different direction. Discipline is not restriction — it is the practice of being true to your future self.

When you might feel discipline

Discipline is a specific form of self-regulation, which itself is a type of temperance. You might experience this feeling in situations where temperance is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define discipline.

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