“You have the look of a man who accepts what he sees because he is expecting to wake up.” ‘Matrix’

Did you ever get a feeling that your life is just a long dream? That one day you will wake up to realize that it was just a dream? That in reality you are not just an average person with an average income and an average life? That you are the one who was meant to make a difference in this world?

Well, let me tell you a secret. It is not too late to wake up and make your life what you want it to be.

Most of us have grand plans and dreams. But those dreams are overshadowed by everyday problems that require our immediate attention, worries about what could go wrong, “what if” questions and other insignificant but urgent tasks.

Unfortunately, time does not stand still, waiting for us to turn our great goals into reality. It keeps on going… Minutes become hours… Hours turn into weeks… Weeks become years. One day you may look back at your life and realize that ten years have gone by, but your life has not changed much. Because you kept delaying doing things that should have been done a long time ago.

This probably explains why there are so many articles, books, and workshops that teach us how to make the best out of every second and use our time in the most efficient way. Although, these time management tips and techniques can be beneficial to beat procrastination, they miss one crucial point. We are humans, not machines. We can not be 100% productive for 16 hours a day, doing only the things that we know are important to do.

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