Second, it must have some meaningful things in it from which the learner can benifit spiritually, instead of some hollow distant ambitions that might drive the person for just a few seconds.
Liyang said, "English study is a labor work" - to some extent, he is right, for the sole purpuse of learning a language is nothing but boring drills and repetitions. He even said (imatiting the famous Cooking Oil Sellor) "I'm nothing but practiced lips".
I admire his endurance and perseverance when I saw his "Reading in Snow" photo, but I doubt whether most of us can do the same, especially when we could just "get along without it".
钟道隆的"逆向学习法"是另一个更极端的要求"自律"的例子。
Zhong Daolong's Converse Method is another example of extremeness in demanding "self-discipline".