Discipline
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.
Emotional Hierarchy
Explore Discipline on the Interactive Wheel
Use our free interactive feeling wheel to explore discipline and discover related emotions.
Open Character Strengths WheelRelated Emotions
The choice to respond to wrongdoing with understanding rather than punishment — ...
The ability to offer kindness and generosity even when they are not deserved. Gr...
A quiet, unpretentious presentation of your abilities and achievements — letting...
A stable, unflappable sense of self that does not require constant external vali...
The ability to distinguish what is important from what is merely urgent, and wha...
The capacity to anticipate the long-term consequences of current decisions. Peop...