If you are like me, and read a few too many fantasy books, then you may be thinking along the lines of Healer, Warrior and Alchemist. This got me thinking, what does it really mean? And how can it be used in what we do? After some research I found many different definitions for the word, but none I quite agree with.
- Training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behaviour especially training that produces moral or mental improvement.
- Controlled behavior resulting from disciplinary training; self-control.
- Control obtained by enforcing compliance or order.
- A systematic method to obtain obedience: a military discipline.
- A state of order based on submission to rules and authority: a teacher who demanded discipline in the classroom.
- Punishment intended to correct or train.
- A set of rules or methods, as those regulating the practice of a church or monastic order.
- A branch of knowledge or teaching.
Extract from http://www.answers.com/topic/discipline
Now please correct me if I am wrong but I believe that discipline (or at least self-discipline) should be defined as “A way of life”. So surely Blogging, Web Design, Programming and such are all types of disciplines? I would say this is correct. So what discipline should I follow, as I have experience in all three of these?

When I think of the word Discipline I always think of a specialist, or a master, that is very skilled with one aspect of life. For example, an experienced athlete as most train all day everyday no matter what the weather is like. So does this mean I should focus on one subject and master it? All my life I have wanted to be able to cover as many areas as I can, and I believe I have a fairly wide coverage already.
Also, I like randomness in life so that I do not get bored and am always busy. Is it true that if I focus on one thing and do it everyday that I would get bored easily and not achieve as much as I could otherwise? I do not know, it is a subject that has been confusing me for almost a year and I do not know what to do.
So the reason that I posted this is to open your minds even further and see what you believe. Please post your beliefs about this subject and which route to take. It is a subject that can never have a correct answer, but remember, it cannot have a wrong one either.