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Easy Discipline
- Author
- Jia Jiang
- Narrator
- Jia Jiang
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 16 July 2026
- Run Time
- 6 hours 54 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Most people think that because great achievements are difficult, they must also feel difficult. They resort to grind culture and sheer willpower, attempting to bully themselves into success, only to be left with broken dreams and diminished self-confidence. The truth is, great accomplishments are rarely achieved through mental toughness. Rather, the most successful people find a way to make hard actions feel easy.
Drawing on twelve epic stories from history and pop culture, bestselling author Jia Jiang outlines the four pillars of Easy Discipline-Enjoyment, Artistry, Systems, and Yourself-so you can take hard actions on a consistent basis, love yourself in the process, and achieve life-changing results. You'll learn:
- How to harness the power of the One Action Goal system.
- Why creative constraints are your best friend.
- How to generate momentum in your early actions to help you succeed later on.
- How to actively control and curate media consumption to educate and inspire you toward your goal.
A love letter to ambitious people everywhere who are disorganised, undisciplined, and distracted, Easy Discipline will give you the mindsets and tools to turn flaws into assets, obstacles into stepstones, and dreams into realities.
Critics Review
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Jiang makes a point too many achievement books miss: if you hate what you're doing, no system will save you. Easy Discipline is a practical, story-rich argument for finding work you actually want to show up for.
NIR EYAL, bestselling author of Indistractable and Beyond Belief
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A smart, story-driven book that sticks with you long after you put it down. If you've ever burned out chasing a goal you actually cared about, this book will show you why, and what to do instead.
JON ACUFF, New York Times bestselling author of Procrastination Proof
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This book makes a refreshing case that discipline doesn't have to feel like a struggle. Jiang shows how to make follow-through feel more natural - and a lot less exhausting.
CHRIS GUILLEBEAU, author of Time Anxiety and The Art of Non-Conformity
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A rallying cry for every ambitious person who has been taught that suffering is the price of greatness. It's time to reject that story and reclaim the best version of yourself.
LIZ TRAN, author of AQ and The Karma of Success
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A refreshing reframe of discipline itself - from something you endure to something you cultivate through enjoyment, creativity, and thoughtful systems. It resonates strongly with my belief that you can't compete with someone who's having fun.
TIAGO FORTE, bestselling author of Building a Second Brain
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Jiang has a knack for taking uncomfortable problems and making them approachable. In Easy Discipline, he makes a simple, convincing case that the work you actually enjoy is the work you'll stick with. And in a world obsessed with pushing harder, that's a surprisingly useful shift.
AARON DININ, Duke University entrepreneurship professor and author of the Learning to Fail newsletter
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Details
- Author
- Jia Jiang
- Narrator
- Jia Jiang
- Duration
- 6 hours 54 minutes
- Release Date
- 16 July 2026
- ISBN
- 9781405569170
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Time management
Synopsis
From the bestselling author of Rejection Proof, a guide to making hard actions easy by using pleasure - not willpower - to achieve your goals. Work can be fun. Focus can be automatic. And success can be easy.Most people think that because great achievements are difficult, they must also feel difficult. They resort to grind culture and sheer willpower, attempting to bully themselves into success, only to be left with broken dreams and diminished self-confidence. The truth is, great accomplishments are rarely achieved through mental toughness. Rather, the most successful people find a way to make hard actions feel easy.Drawing on twelve epic stories from history and pop culture, bestselling author Jia Jiang outlines the four pillars of Easy Discipline-Enjoyment, Artistry, Systems, and Yourself-so you can take hard actions on a consistent basis, love yourself in the process, and achieve life-changing results. You'll learn:- How to harness the power of the One Action Goal system.- Why creative constraints are your best friend.- How to generate momentum in your early actions to help you succeed later on.- How to actively control and curate media consumption to educate and inspire you toward your goal.A love letter to ambitious people everywhere who are disorganised, undisciplined, and distracted, Easy Discipline will give you the mindsets and tools to turn flaws into assets, obstacles into stepstones, and dreams into realities.
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