To play devil’s advocate and argue the other side of the coin: there is a common saying that “the weight of discipline is far less than the weight of regret
I consider myself a disciplined person, willing and able to hustle and suffer in the short term for long term benefits. But I never completely agreed with that quote
Regret is a state of mind. It is possible to banish those thoughts and avoid them like any other negative thought, so long as you have something else to focus on. I think that this becomes harder when someone is continually reminded of things they regret, like seeing happy couples or successful people. But even then, it doesn’t change the fact that living in a mindset of regret is still a choice, and we can always choose to think differently
But I still choose discipline, in some areas anyway, not in a wealth-seeking sort of way
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