Book Ponder

“The fool is always getting ready to start.”

Seneca

Are You the Fool?

We all know that fool because it might be you. They are always preparing to do the thing. They’ll start the workout routine on Monday, the first of the month, or at the new year. How much time has been wasted in the history of mankind by waiting to start? How many masters of their craft have been lost to the time-sucking act of getting ready to do the thing?

Acknowledge That Life Is Short

Once we acknowledge that life is short and we must find a balance to achieve our goals, we face the dilemma of always “getting ready” to do the work. There will always be one more thing you need to do before you can start: you need the weather to clear up a bit before you can start to work, you need a better setup before you can start your writing, you need things to slow down a bit more at work so you can start your side hustle.

Start Right Now

That one more thing will always be there, but today can be the day you put your foot down and decide to start right now. It doesn’t matter how unprepared you feel; it’s still better to just start. The perfect circumstances will not show up at your doorstep on their own for you to finally get started. If that perfect situation does present itself to you, you will end up chasing that moment forever and relying on it to do any work. Start today, and stop making excuses. Every day that you wait is a time that you will never get back. As Ryan Holiday says, sometimes the work will feel like torture, but it will be worth it.

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