Is your reading and research supplementing your actions or substituting for them? Research is useful until it becomes a form of procrastination. - James Clear

Instead, “disciplined” people are better at structuring their lives in a way that does not require heroic willpower and self-control.

Arguably the most important skill is controlling your attention. This goes beyond merely avoiding distractions. The deeper skill is finding the highest and best use for your time, given what is important to you. More than anything else, controlling your attention is about being able to figure out what you should be working on and identifying what truly moves the needle.

Every skill you have today was once unknown to you.

The human brain is a learning machine. Stick with it.