Let’s be honest about something first: if you’ve typed “how to build self-discipline” into Google, you’ve probably already tried the usual advice. Wake up at 5 a.m. Make your bed. Read a chapter every night. Cut sugar cold turkey. And somewhere around day four, it all fell apart, and you told yourself you just don’t have what it takes. You do. You’ve just been building discipline the wrong way. Self-discipline isn’t a personality trait some people are born with and others aren’t. It’s closer to a skill — like typing or cooking — that gets stronger with the right kind of practice and weaker when you rely on hype instead…