Lack of Discipline. The Filipino’s lack of discipline encompasses several related characteristics. We have a causal and relaxed attitude towards time and space which manifests itself in lack of precision and compulsiveness, in poor time management and in procrastination. We have an aversion for following strictly a set of procedures, and this results in lack of standardization and quality control. We are impatient and unable to unable to delay gratification or reward, resulting in the use of short-cuts, in skirting fiction or reward.
