The War Within Us
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There is an internal battle going on within us every day. At least for me, this is true — the pull in either direction to be lazy and do nothing or be productive and get things done. I’m sure that all of us have dealt with this struggle occasionally.
I am not talking about taking a much-needed break after being productive because we all need our downtime to recharge and be ready to get back to work. Instead, I’m talking about having a string of days where you don’t get anything done–this is The War Within Us.
Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote: “All men are bred for war.” So what kind of war are you going to fight? Will you constantly fight against everything around you, or will you fight against the war within you?
What I’ve realized over the years is that the critical piece to winning this war is discipline. The samurai, in my opinion, are one of the best examples of discipline I have found. And so, I wrote two books about the connection between the principles they lived by and how we can use them to improve our daily lives. You can find my first book here: https://amzn.to/3OLjp60
Miyamoto Musashi wrote a short text a few weeks before he passed away. This short text, addressed to one of his students, was comprised of 21 precepts on how to live. The title of…
