30 minutes a day for your partner is cheaper than 3 months rescuing a marriage on the edge of divorce. The same rule holds for money, health and work.
This morning I was at my manual therapist Zakhar’s. I go to him every week.
He has been working on me with gentle techniques for over three years now. Thanks to him I’ve forgotten what discomfort in my back, lower back and neck feels like.
While I’m lying on the table, Zakhar also tells me a pile of useful things about medicine and health in general.
My weekly visits to him reflect how I try to build my whole life.
After making plenty of mistakes in the past, I understood that operating in reactive mode — responding to a problem once it exists — is enormously expensive in nerves, money and time.
Whereas when you work ahead of the curve, even very small efforts are enough to create the right conditions so the problem never appears on the horizon at all.
Giving 30 minutes a day to the person you love beats spending three months later rescuing a family on the edge of divorce.
Posting content every day beats chasing new clients with your tongue hanging out and living in constant financial strain.
Eating well and training is far easier than carrying extra weight, getting sick and being ashamed of your reflection.
Saving money and planning a budget is simpler than digging yourself out of debt and living under financial stress.
You can trace this pattern in any area of life. It is far more sensible to act ahead of time and hold the right balance than to panic later and untangle the exploded consequences of your own neglect.
Are there areas in your life where you feel you’re behind and only reacting to events?