SELF-DISCIPLINE

Walk/Stop
• The room should be arranged in a way that the chairs are
situated near the walls of the classroom.
• The adviser will ask the students to stay at the center
• The following instructions will be given to the students:
“The game is simple. All you have to do is listen to my instructions
and follow. When I say WALK, you should walk around the room
without stopping and without bumping anyone. When I say STOP,
you stop moving and stay where you are.”
• After a few rounds, the adviser will say, “Now, let us switch the
two commands. So now, when I say STOP you will walk. When I
say WALK, you will stop.”
 Walk/Stop
• Another command will be given to the students. “Now, we will
add another two commands. When I say CLAP, clap once. When
I say NAME, say your name. So, WALK means stop, STOP means
walk. CLAP means clap once, Name means say your name.”
• Those who will commit mistakes will be out of the game.
• The adviser will switch the NAME and CLAP commands. So,
NAME means clapping once, and CLAP means saying one’s
name.
• Lastly, another command will be given to the remaining
students. JUMP means jumping once and DANCE means they
have to dance in place.
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Walk/Stop

WALK means STOP

STOP means WALK
CLAP means NAME
NAME means CLAP
JUMP means DANCE
DANCE means JUMP
Processing

■ Was it easy to follow the commands?

■ What difficulties did you experience
while following the commands?
■ What strategies did you do so that you
will avoid committing mistakes?
■ How will you relate the activity to real life
situations?

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 SELF-DISCIPLINE

■ Someone who is self-disciplined

has the ability to control
themselves and to make
themselves work hard or behave in
a particular way without needing
anyone else to tell them what to do.

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 Pathways to Self-Discipline

1. Practice Self-Control
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Practice Self-Control
Take a Brain Break

2. Develop Working Memory

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Develop Working Memory
Practice Planning Ahead

3. Consistency
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4. Commitment

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The Marshmallow Test

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Develop Working Memory
Your working memory is the
information that you hold in
your brain. It is where you
temporarily keep information for Do one
a short amount of time. Students thing at a
who have trouble staying on time
task and are easily distracted
often lack self-discipline.

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 Consistency

Consistency requires continuity of effort for

an ongoing effect to be maintained

Consistency of effort can require tolerance

for boredom since repetition for its own sake
can feel repetitive and dull.

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Commitment
Commitment requires delivering to
oneself or others something promised.
Commitment is like contracting where one
agrees to be as good as one’s word.

Commitment keeps agreements made. To

improve Commitment, for example, notice
how good you feel acting like a promise-
keeper and resolve to keep treating
yourself well.

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Benefits of Self-Discipline

Self-discipline helps you:

■ Avoid acting rashly and on impulse.
■ Fulfill promises you make to yourself and to others.
■ Overcome laziness and procrastination.
■ Continue working on a project, even after the initial rush
of enthusiasm has faded away.

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How to start?

■ Develop daily routine

■ Follow rules (at home, school, community)
■ Practice and mind your manners
○ Modulate your voice
○ Say “please”, “thank you” and other courteous expressions
○ Greet your elders

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 “
Self-discipline is like a muscle; the more you exercise it, the
stronger it gets
-Daniel Goldstein

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 Sources
• http://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies-improve-student-
self-discipline
• https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/surviving-your-
childs-adolescence/201609/adolescence-and-four-skills-self-
discipline
• https://www.successconsciousness.com/self_discipline.htm
• https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/science-choice/
201507/improving-self-control-enhancing-working-memory

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