Time is the most powerful force in the universe.
Nobody controls it. Nobody can stop it.
If you make choices that make time your ally on a daily basis, then nobody can prevent the trajectory of time from benefitting you in the long-run.
Optimize for tomorrow—as in, literally, one day from now.
Save to be a little richer tomorrow. Exercise to be a little fitter tomorrow. Read to be a little smarter tomorrow.
1% better every day.