Bringing these threads together, a simple scaffold emerges. Morning: define one virtue to embody, then rehearse likely obstacles and your if-then responses. Midday: a brief audit—what is within my control now? Evening: a calm review—what went well, what failed, and what small adjustment will I test tomorrow? Weekly: a voluntary discomfort—fasting, a cold walk, or a digital sabbath—to train independence from cravings. Through such modest, repeated acts, discipline stops being dramatic and becomes dependable; when fortune arrives, it finds you ready. [...]
