If you know where you want to go in life, people tend to help or get out of the way. Both of those are useful. - James Clear

Speed is important. Work fast and iterate. People rarely remember the first draft, but everyone remembers the final draft.

Speed is unimportant. People rarely remember how long it took you to do the job, but everyone remembers how well you did the job.

Think about self-control less as the quality of a person and more as the quality of a place. There are some places and situations that lean toward lower self-control and others that lean toward higher self-control. Self-control is about your context as much as your character. Put yourself in good positions.

Each day, spend some time on two things:

1. working toward something that will pay off years from now
2. appreciating something that is happening right now