The most important starting point of the arrangement, which is necessary for a person to live his life more fully and comfortably in the 24-hour daily process, is to calmly realize and accept that this task is extremely difficult and the endless effort and sacrifices it requires. I cannot insist more on this.
If you think you can reach your ideal by picking up pen and paper and making clever plans, quit this job right now. If you are not ready for the disappointments and demoralizing things and you will not be satisfied with a very small result in exchange for great effort, it is better not to start at all. Go back to sleep and continue that irritating nap you call being.
Isn't it very sad, depressing and gloomy? I think it's a lot of fun to have this bravery and preparation phase before you start something worth doing. I personally love it. I believe this is the main thing that separates me from the cat by the fireplace.
“Suppose I am ready for war. Let's also admit that I read and comprehended your thoughtful sentences and measured what I needed to do. So how do I start?" Dear sir, just get started. There is no magic start method available. If someone standing by a swimming pool or preparing to dive asks you, “How do I dive?” If he asks, you say, “Just dive in, hold your breath and dive in”.
As I said before, the greatest beauty of the stock of time we are constantly given is that we cannot waste it in advance. Next year, tomorrow, an hour later; all of them are waiting for us in an untouched and perfect condition as if no mistakes have been made in our entire career. It is a very uplifting and satisfying fact. If you want, you can open a new page every hour. That's why no purpose can steal your next week, not even your tomorrow. You can imagine the water will be warmer next week. No, it will be even colder.
Arnold Bennett
John Adair (2003) “Effective Time Management” (Trans. Ömer Çolakoğlu), Babıali Kültür Publishing, Istanbul, p.39
