How a person is going to do in life -- in terms of income, health, happiness, education, etc. -- is largely determined while they're in the womb. Much of the rest is set in childhood.
People who do better in life -- in terms of income, health, happiness, education, etc. -- tend to behave with more discipline than people who do worse.
Discipline is just one of many traits that is largely determined by genes and upbringing.
So I'm just not sure how much conflict there is between the idea that discipline is correlated with success and success is largely determined.
One of the benefits of ROTC at elite colleges is that officers can prepare their soldiers / sailors for some of the customs of elite society. My daughter, an ROTC graduate and a Captain in the US Army and a field artillery battery commander, made sure to give tips about formal dinner parties so that no one would feel like an outsider.
How a person is going to do in life -- in terms of income, health, happiness, education, etc. -- is largely determined while they're in the womb. Much of the rest is set in childhood.
People who do better in life -- in terms of income, health, happiness, education, etc. -- tend to behave with more discipline than people who do worse.
Discipline is just one of many traits that is largely determined by genes and upbringing.
So I'm just not sure how much conflict there is between the idea that discipline is correlated with success and success is largely determined.
One of the benefits of ROTC at elite colleges is that officers can prepare their soldiers / sailors for some of the customs of elite society. My daughter, an ROTC graduate and a Captain in the US Army and a field artillery battery commander, made sure to give tips about formal dinner parties so that no one would feel like an outsider.
Interesting read, thanks