do not shorten the morning by getting up late, or waste time in unworthy occupations. think of time as the quintessence of life. something sacred.
because each day is a little life. every waking, a little birth. every morning, a little youth. every evening, an inevitable old age. and every night, a little death.
the reason doing elite sports puts you ahead of the Game early on is because developing a positive, gravitational relationship to discomfort—understanding that doing the uncomfortable thing gets you the desirable thing—is one of the most valuable beliefs you can hold as an adult.