Discipline is a decision. That is all. You decide to goof off. Be responsible for making your decisions, and you will find a way towards better discipline. You could say that discipline is "recognition of having made a decision" ..
I somewhat disagree. It is _difficult_ to change certain aspects of yourself. If it were so easy, everyone would do it; nobody would be lazy, nobody would procrastinate, nobody would be addicted to any substances or have bad habits. Nobody would get into (or stay in) depression.
The human condition is such that, with respect to various things, what we are and what we know we should be are different, and sometimes quite distant from one another, and moving from the "are" to the "ought to be" is often a struggle.
I have learned some strategies over the years, but these strategies are not ones that everyone is willing to employ.
Well, honestly, after going years trying to change myself with "decisions" or willpower, I eventually allowed myself to receive the graces that God has been offering. I put "Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect" together with "ask and you shall receive".
