DISCIPLINE



DISCIPLINE

I won't lie, discipline is tough. 
Trust me, it'd break you 
In the past weeks/ months I have been trying really hard to follow my schedule and be disciplined but laziness just won't let me be. 


What exactly is discipline? What does it mean to be disciplined? How do one become disciplined. 


The Merriam Webster English dictionary defines discipline as a training that corrects models or perfects the mental faculties or moral character. But really is that what discipline is?


At a point words are neutral, meanings are ambiguous (enig​mat​ic) so a one definition can't fully give the actual meaning. To certain persons discipline is being punished or corrected using the rod, for others it is a field of study  and for some it following a defined pattern. 


Discipline. One word… thousands of opinions.

Is it punishment? Is it obedience?
Is it rules? Is it enforcement?
Is it always doing the same thing? Is it always doing the right thing?
Is it consistency? Is it doing what you’re told?
Is it rigid? Is it boring?
Do you even get a choice? Do you just comply?

To understand what discipline really is and what it really means, let’s look at the origin of the word to find its intent and true form.



The root word of discipline is “disciple,” which comes from the Latin word discipulus meaning “student. Given that a student is one who studies and apply you will agree with me that to be able to learn as a student there are principles you ought to submit yourself to, now that takes discipline. 

So what is discipline?

Discipline is to study, learn, train, and apply a system of standards.

What isn’t discipline?

Discipline is not rules, regulations, or punishment. It is not compliance, obedience, or enforcement. It is not rigid, boring, or always doing the same thing.

Discipline is not something others do to you. It is something you do for yourself. You can receive instruction or guidance from one or many sources, but the source of discipline is not external. It is internal.

Discipline is not obedience to someone else’s standards to avoid punishment. It is learning and applying intentional standards to achieve meaningful objectives. 


*This is how it works*

When you understand discipline as a choice, you are in control—not anyone or anything else. More discipline, more choice, more control. Less discipline, less choice, less control.



For me, discipline is doing according to design, there's an already mapped out design to follow each day and I rate myself each day according to this design. 






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