Someday Is Today

And seriously ask yourself if the marginal improvement in quality is worth the time required to acquire that marginal improvement. In a blind taste test, could you even tell the difference? For me, the answer is almost always no.

“Don’t let perfect be the enemy of progress.”

time is the most valuable commodity on the planet, and you have just as much of it as the wealthiest people alive. Value it accordingly. Never waste it away. Find the additional work and side jobs that price your time according to its worth. Take the time to find the right fit. Invest in yourself and your skills so you can ultimately earn what you

Download a podcast, subscribe to a YouTube channel, purchase a book, sign up for lessons, enroll in a class, or join a club related to the chosen subject. Great job! You’ve started something you’ve waited your whole life to begin.

Incidentally, I also floss in the shower. I began doing this almost twenty years ago when I learned that flossing adds years to your life by preventing gum and heart disease, thus also making it a time-preservation habit. Preserving time at the end of your life is just as important as preserving time now. In an effort to avoid skipping flossing, I

Go to bed and wake up at approximately the same time every day without exception. It is critical to establishing a permanent bedtime and wake-up time.

Someone not unlike me — a teacher with the dream of publishing a novel but despairing about his writing career — had found an unlikely path to success.

Establish the collection place for all future compliments.

Writing a book is an enormous, unwieldy, yearslong process, but if I find myself with ten free minutes, I will sit down and attempt to write four good sentences. This type of productive vigilance is difficult to achieve. But much less so if you haven’t fallen behind. Much less so if you are organized with respect to your time, your space, and your