Discipline Quote by Daniel Kahneman

“controlling thoughts and behaviors is one of the tasks that System 2 performs.”

— Daniel Kahneman

The conclusion is straightforward : self-control requires attention and effort.

— Daniel Kahneman

“One of the main functions of System 2 is to monitor and control thoughts and actions “suggested” by System 1,”

— Daniel Kahneman

“People who are cognitively busy are also more likely to make selfish choices, use sexist language, and make superficial judgments in social situations. Memorizing…

— Daniel Kahneman

“System 1 operates automatically and quickly, with little or no effort and no sense of voluntary control. System 2 allocates attention to the effortful…

— Daniel Kahneman

“A crucial capability of System 2 is the adoption of “task sets”: it can program memory to obey an instruction that overrides habitual responses.…

— Daniel Kahneman

Self-control is solely a matter of thought-control!

— Napoleon Hill

“In a state of flow, however, maintaining focused attention on these absorbing activities requires no exertion of self-control, thereby freeing resources to be directed…

— Daniel Kahneman

“Flow neatly separates the two forms of effort: concentration on the task and the deliberate control of attention.”

— Daniel Kahneman

Self-discipline begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you can't control what you think then, you can't control what you do.

— Vikas Runwal

The use of self control is like the use of brakes on train. It is useful when you find yourself in wrong direction but…

— Bertrand Russell

Self-control is one mark of a mature person; it applies to control of language, physical treatment of others, and the appetites of the body.

— Joseph B. Wirthlin