self-discipline
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However, the researchers note that the findings show a correlation, not cause and effect, and that factors like motivation or self-discipline may also influence outcomes.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
He wants the nation to reflect on the things that he’s asked his own son to understand: “self-restraint and self-discipline and self-control.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
He says he felt that the office environment would improve his self-discipline.
From BBC • Aug. 10, 2025
I can get lost in an algorithm on my phone and having the self-discipline to stop and be here now is an ongoing journey.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2024
It may have been that they were weak people, ill suited for the rigors of emigration, its humiliations and compromises, its competing demands of self-discipline and adventurousness.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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