Revealed—The Ultimate “Real Life Cheat Code”

I’ll make the case that Modafinil is a real-life cheat code for myself and many other high-performers: entrepreneurs, writers, celebrities, athletes, and even politicians.
Many of us spent a lot of time in our youth gaming: rescuing princesses in pixelated towers, furnishing our Sim’s houses, fighting aliens in space battles, killing monsters in Black Mesa, leveling up our character’s skills, or building Roman cities.
And most of us used cheat codes from time to time. I belong to the generation that gamed before the internet proliferated into every aspect of life. Often you actually could NOT find cheat codes on the internet. The only place you could find cheat codes was in the back of the game’s cheat guide, which you had to buy separately. You would spend hours and hours trying to figure out a puzzle or build up enough resources to go to war with the Mongols or whatever, and after failing repeatedly, you would walk back down to the video game store and have to pony up another $12 for the cheat guide.
But we wouldn’t buy games just to cheat; we would cheat so that we could get ahead in the game. If you’re like me, you really resisted using cheat codes, preferred to earn your progress, and used cheat codes sparingly so that you could build some momentum of progress through the game and actually enjoy it as opposed to getting bogged down in one level and unmotivated.
The cognitive enhancer Modafinil is highly analogous to this; I’ll make the case here that it’s a real-life cheat code for many other high performers and me: entrepreneurs, writers, celebrities, athletes, and even politicians. Here’s why...
Jocko Willink, a highly decorated retired US Navy SEAL and bestselling author, is perhaps most famous for saying that...
Discipline equals freedom.
Similarly, I like to say that...
Discipline is the ultimate lifehack because discipline gives you any other thing that you desire.
Do you desire wealth and money to enjoy the finer things in life? Work persistently with discipline and focus to provide value to the world, and you’ll be rewarded richly.
Do you desire a sexy girlfriend (or boyfriend)?Discipline will make you the kind of person who attracts somebody really attractive - that’s how it worked out for me!
Do you desire a good-looking body and physique that people stare at with longing and jealousy?With long, disciplined hours spent in the gym or exercising, you can sculpt just such a body.
Do you desire fame, celebrity, influence, and public notoriety?With discipline, you can build an attention-worthy personal brand that will attract millions of social media followers, likes, raving fans, and bitter haters.
Do you desire health and vitality?With discipline, you can fix almost any health problem that holds you back and habituate good habits that make you happy and energetic all the time.
Do you desire a happy, loving family?Discipline is crucial to healthy familial relationships. Without it, your family life will be a cauldron of…