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Today’s Daily Stoic Meditation outlines a few simple rules for life;
- Don’t procrastinate
- Don’t confuse
- Don’t wander
- Don’t be passive or aggressive
- Don’t be all about business
“In your actions, don’t procrastinate. In your conversations, don’t confuse. In your thoughts, don’t wander. In your soul, don’t be passive or aggressive. In your life, don’t be all about business.”
— MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 8.51
Don’t Procrastinate
Procrastination is the enemy of productivity.
Procrastination, for the most part, is a monster!
Make Procrastination More Painful Than Hard Work
A key way to get around the issue of procrastination is to purposefully make it more painful than hard work.
One of the reasons why you procrastinate is because you don’t want to do the work, simply because it is hard, challenging and difficult.
You avoid it for as long as you can.
However, if you make procrastination more painful, you’ll be left with almost no choice!
