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by SomethingNew2 967 days ago
Balance.

The extreme of living for today only or living for tomorrow only will mean you are under serving your present or future self. Time is short so it’s wise to give to your present day self. Also you don’t want to rob your future self, so investing in your future is also important. Extremes are easier to manage. With balance you’ll have the choice and its burden to decide between today and tomorrow.

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I agree, but I tend to lose my perspective and skew heavily to living in the future. I loved reading this article because it helped me to reprioritize some things, like that family vacation I've been putting off. Or even just playing that board game with my kids that I promised them.