Web Worker Daily is becoming one of my favorite reads, mainly because of posts like “Web Worker 101: Staying Motivated“.
Designed for telecommuters who work at home, “Staying Motivated” offers ways to maintain your focus (which usually means maintaining your self-discipline).
Among the suggestions:

Packup your laptop and work at your favorite wi-fi hotspot for a morning
Create virtual [...]

I work alone in an office in my home. Except for an occasional visit from one of our cats, my contact with other living things is minimal until my wife returns home from her job.
Twitter has become my substitute for on-site coworkers. Instead of half-overheard hallway conversations as people pass my office door, I [...]