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Procrastinating "is the biggest waste of life," the Stoic philosopher Seneca wrote. "It snatches away each day...and denies us the present by promising the future."
Want to stop wasting your life?
Here are 8 Stoic tactics to beat procrastination:
Everything starts as an uncertain mess:
At a low point writing my last book, I found a note card that I’d written to myself that said, “Do your notecards. The book will come together.”
That’s how it goes with every project. The process will get you there…if you trust it.
Have a philosophy:
Pete Carroll says his turning point as a coach was realizing he was just winging it.
So he stopped & wrote down his entire coaching philosophy.
Now he has something to measure himself against.
What’s yours?
Don’t just wing it. Focus. Live by something.
Intensity is important but also a liability:
I look back at stuff I was so worked up about back then & now think, WHAT?
If I had to go back & give a younger version of myself one word of advice it'd be:
“Relax”
Practice the Stoic art of acceptance. Let things go. Be chill.