Daily Discipline from BK

Each day, I write and send brief, simple messages from my personal notes on discipline, focus, and skill. If you're ready to DO THE WORK subscribe today.

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Training starts now
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Brian Kight

Training starts now

2025-07-28 04:00:00

You know that feeling when everything seems to be going wrong?

Why do people celebrate averageness?
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Brian Kight

Why do people celebrate averageness?

2024-02-14 05:00:00

Over the past 25 years, it has become socially cool among middle-aged adults to celebrate their...

Go the the (mental) gym
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Go the the (mental) gym

2023-03-08 05:00:00

Strong discipline comes from strong beliefs.Weak discipline comes from weak beliefs.

Your reliable path to mastery
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Brian Kight

Your reliable path to mastery

2023-02-24 05:00:00

I heard something worth sharing with you.

The Learning Experience: Cheap or Deep?
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The Learning Experience: Cheap or Deep?

2023-01-04 05:00:00

People now place too much emphasis on learning fast and not enough on learning deeply. The...

The price of winning
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The price of winning

2023-01-03 05:00:00

It’s not a desire.It‘s an obsession.

Can Conformity Create Excellence?
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Can Conformity Create Excellence?

2022-10-06 04:00:00

Excellence and conformity struggle to coexist. I could make a strong case they cannot coexist. Even...

What It Takes: Part 5
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Brian Kight

What It Takes: Part 5

2022-09-02 04:00:00

Let's recap the week of What It Takes.

The Law of Roots and Fruit
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The Law of Roots and Fruit

2022-02-02 10:30:00

There’s an old analogy about the relationship between the roots and fruit of a tree. Any tree that...

You’ve Trained For This
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You’ve Trained For This

2021-12-27 10:30:00

Life is largely about dealing with uncertainty. If the last two years have taught us anything, it’s...