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Self-Discipline Advice from a Roman Emperor - College Info Geek

Thomas Frank, 4 min, 385.5K views, Jun 25, 2015

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Marcus Aurelius, who ruled Rome from 161 to 180, had some thoughts on self-discipline that he wrote down in his book "Meditations." I think you can apply his thoughts to your own life. Here's the where you can read the book online for free (linked directly to this passage): http://classics.mit.edu/Antoninus/meditations.5.five.html My book "10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades" is now out and it's free! Get it here (and get a copy of my graduation planning spreadsheet as well): http://collegeinfogeek.com/get-better-grades/ If you want to get even more strategies and tips on becoming a more productive, successful student, subscribe to my channel right here: http://buff.ly/1vQP5ar Connect with me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/TomFrankly Companion blog post with notes and resource links: http://collegeinfogeek.com/marcus-aurelius-self-discipline/ ~ created by Thomas Frank