But soon, everything had changed.
I couldn't catch up on the lessons, and there was a huge gap between me and other students in the class.
I realized that it's time for me to wake up and make a change! Being lazy and procrastinating will ruin my life.
但很快，一切都变了。
我渐渐跟不上学校课程的进度，我和其他同学之间成绩的差距也越来越大。
于是我意识到自己不能再这样放纵下去，是时候要清醒过来作出改变了！
再这样如此懒惰和拖延下去，我的人生会被毁掉的。
04
自律带给我的快乐
One day, I found this article that talks about self-discipline and I told myself, yeah, I need it!
I need to have self-discipline! I need to take the control of my life.
From that day, I started to work harder, spend time studying in the library, and working with my student peers on different assignments.
Things got better, and trust me, I fell in love with knowledge.
有一天，我看到了一篇关于自律的文章，认识到我所缺乏的正是自律。
我迫切地需要自律，需要学会掌控自己的人生。
从那天开始，我开始加倍努力学习，花大量的时间在图书馆自习，和同学们一起努力完成各项任务。
情况慢慢地有所好转，我甚至还爱上了徜徉在知识海洋里的快乐。
05
自律与自由
While Discipline and Freedom seem like they sit on opposite sides of thespectrum, they are actually very connected.
Personal freedom is about doing whatever they want, whenever they want.
But things might lead to something awful.
自律和自由看似是两个对立面，但其实它们是紧密相连的。
个人的自由看似是想做什么就做什么，想什么时候做就什么时候做，但这样可能会带来糟糕的后果，会让人上瘾，丧失健康和行动力，导致混乱、冲突或挫折。
