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Leadership in Workplace · True or False

Is it true that self-discipline is a skill that can be developed?

True. Like any skill, discipline improves with practice and repetition.

Treating discipline as a fixed trait lets people excuse inaction; framing it as a skill opens the door to deliberate practice.

Believing some people are just naturally disciplined and you either have it or you don't.

This scenario is one of 247 in the Skillful Leadership in Workplace track. Each card states a situation, you decide true or false, and the explanation follows immediately.

Answer
True
Track
Leadership in Workplace
Topics
self-discipline, growth-mindset

Also asked as

Can self discipline be learned or is it innate? How to develop better self discipline? Is discipline a skill you can improve?

The scenario in full

Self-discipline is a skill that can be developed.

Frequently asked questions

Is it true that self-discipline is a skill that can be developed?

True. Like any skill, discipline improves with practice and repetition.

Can self discipline be learned or is it innate?

True. Like any skill, discipline improves with practice and repetition. Treating discipline as a fixed trait lets people excuse inaction; framing it as a skill opens the door to deliberate practice.

How to develop better self discipline?

True. Like any skill, discipline improves with practice and repetition. Treating discipline as a fixed trait lets people excuse inaction; framing it as a skill opens the door to deliberate practice.

Is discipline a skill you can improve?

True. Like any skill, discipline improves with practice and repetition. Treating discipline as a fixed trait lets people excuse inaction; framing it as a skill opens the door to deliberate practice.

Where does this leadership in workplace question come from?

It is one of 247 scenarios in the Skillful Leadership in Workplace track. Each card states a realistic situation, you decide true or false, and the explanation follows immediately.

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