There is this book I have read every year for 3 years now. Actually, I read it every day1. It’s The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman. I read one page per day, and each page has its own date on top.
There are quite a few pages that has piqued my interest and which I have marked and underliened. October 30th was one of those. It is about self-improvement and prioritazion.
The average person somehow manages to squeeze in twenty-eight hours of television per week—but ask them if they had time to study philosophy, and they will probably tell you they’re too busy.
And this applies to a lot more than philosophy. A lot of people—myself included—use the “I’m busy” card often, but what then do we spend our time on?
I have set a limit for 10 minutes per day on Instagram, and it has shown me how fast those 10 minutes goes. In those same 10 minutes I could have emptied the dishwasher and taken out the trash.
I’m not saying you shouldn’t use Instagram or watch TV. Just be mindful of what you have spent your time on the next time you are tempted to say “I haven’t had time” or “I’ve been too busy”.
- If I miss a day, I’ll just catch up when I’m back home. ↩︎