There Are No Refunds On Time Poorly Spent

The universe is set up so that every day is a do-over. All you have to do is decide to change, and you can change in that instant. That’s an extraordinarily powerful idea. It’s extraordinary in that it empowers you to become whatever you wish to be in that very second, as long as you are willing to act in accordance with that decision.

And it’s a dangerous idea, too. The missed opportunities can never be recovered.

I’ll Stop Procrastinating Tomorrow

The danger in the great power of starting over is that you have lost time, time that can never be recovered. You can change. You can improve. You can be whatever it is you decide to be going forward. And, you can leave your past behind.

But there is no logic in postponing the actions that would change you, improve you, or transform you into the best you that you could possibly be. If you would do it tomorrow, then you are better off doing it today. If it’s important enough that you will commit to taking the action tomorrow, then it is important enough to go ahead and start now.

Would’ve, Should’ve, Could’ve

There are no refunds on the time that you spend. You have to instead invest your time wisely and on the things that really matter to you. You can’t ever recover the time you procrastinated. The time spent on meaningless distractions is time that would be better invested elsewhere.

The time you spend poorly will haunt you later. You will recall what you would have done, had things gone differently. You will regret what you should have done, but didn’t. You’ll suffer with your remembered dreams, what you could have done, what you could have been.

Even though you can choose to do whatever you want to do at any time, by not doing it today, you will have one fewer days in which to do what you would do, to be who you would be.

Get Around to It

We all fall prey to present bias. What we want now is very different from what we believe we will want in the future. We are all distracted by today’s novelties and distractions. We all believe we will get around to what we really want to do at some point in the future. But our future selves don’t often turn out to be a whole lot more convicted with any more will power than we possess right now.

There are no refunds on the time you wasted. If you are going to get around to doing something in the future, get around to doing it now and save your future self fromthe pain of your future regrets.