Jun 16, 2024 3 min read

Life Is Shorter Than You Think

What are you waiting for?

One day you’ll be nothing but cosmic dust floating through space.

Crazy, right?

Just like Thanos, time is inevitable.

So how can we make the most of it?

Two things:

Understand that your time is priceless
Not waste it

RUTHLESSLY manage your time.

Avoid becoming the man who lives in unhappy monotony until he croaks.

At all costs.

Here’s how to do it…

# 1 | NEW HABITS

What would you do with an extra month every year?

Would you travel to Argentina, learn surfing, visit friends…?

All you need to do is cut down your screen time by two hours a day.

How?

Make screen time as difficult and boring as possible.

There are a few ways to do this:

Deleting apps
Content blockers
Greyscale

But there is a catch…

Unless you’re filling up your time up wisely — old time wasters will just turn into new ones.

For example:

I used to spend 2 hours of my existence daily on Reddit.

Classic escapism, right?

But when I quit, the world didn’t suddenly open up to me.

I found myself scrolling chupacabra and celeb articles to pass the time.

Basically…

My brain found a way to replace junk dopamine with slightly different junk dopamine.

So instead, be intentional and SCHEDULE your time with productive activities that meet your goals.

Take salsa classes, study in cafes, exercise with a trainer…

Change your definition of downtime —

Live in color.

# 2 | ALT ENVIRONMENTS

Your environment determines the course of your life.

If your house is filled with screens and flaming hot Cheetos…

Guess what?

THAT’S what you’re going to consume.

Design your environment around your goals.

For instance:

Want to read more books?

Set a paperback by your nightstand, load up your iPad with eBooks, even try out audiobooks.

Another thing…

Want to become less stressed?

Cut off your fake friends.

Remove yourself from negativity if you want to control your time.

Don’t let their problems become your problems.

# 3 | NO WAITING

The “one more year” effect is the dream-killer for millions.

It’s mad cow disease for the soul.

Really, it’s a convoluted way to avoid anxiety and stay in the status quo.

And deep down — you know this.

Stop waiting until you have that new car to be happy.

Stop waiting until you have that “ripped bod” to start dating.

Stop waiting.

You get one hourglass.

What are you waiting for?

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