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		TrevorJ on Oct 12, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: How do you motivate yourself to do un-moti... 2 and 3 are at odds. Do the bare minimum, but learn self-discipline? Self discipline is a muscle. Don't exercise it and it atrophies.

staunch on Oct 12, 2009 [–]

I didn't claim they weren't contradictory. I don't think they are though. He could work to become very disciplined in doing the bare minimum consistently and efficiently.

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