Let's begin with a formal definition of the word:
dis·ci·pline–noun
1.training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
2. activity, exercise, or a regimen that develops or improves a skill; training
3. punishment inflicted by way of correction and training.
4. the rigor or training effect of experience, adversity, etc.
5. behavior in accord with rules of conduct; behavior and order maintained by training and control: good discipline in an army.
6. a set or system of rules and regulations.
Now let's see what Wikipedia has to say:
"Discipline is any training intended to produce a specific character or pattern of behaviour, especially training that produces moral, physical, or mental development in a particular direction."
We come to the following conclusion: discipline is never 'for discipline's sake': it is always a path of development, a road to a better self. Whether it's disciplining yourself to work out everyday (physical improvement), express your emotions more effectively (mental development), study every night to make good marks (mental), or adhere to a defined moral code, regardless of desires (moral/social development), discipline always has a goal in mind, a peak to reach, atop which your discipline becomes an inherent part of your being, and your goal is realized.
Big3, if you can support a lifestyle of alcohol, drugs, and sex as the pursuit of a goal, a road of self-improvement, then it could be construed as a disciplined lifestyle.
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