Live life like packing a bag
I’m currently packing for a trip and realized how I pack is a direct correlation of how I live my life — minimize last minute decisions, slow progress one day at a time, making lists and double checking it, and considering maximum efficiency in storage. I’m not a big fan of waiting until the last day or day of to pack. Too many things to do, too many things to remember, and too much stress involved. If you add on other variables that may pop up, it’s a huge mess waiting to happen, and these little things add up and they start to matter.
I think of it getting to work on time if you live far away. If you traffic is going to take 30 minutes if your time, give yourself at least 45 minutes or an hour just case there’s an accident or other variables out of your control. You mitigate risks by hedging your time. By spreading out the days you need to complete a task, you can now make adjustments as needed and can focus on other important things instead of every single important at the same time.
If time is a resource we can’t get back, then it’s worth using all of the time to our advantage. We can be more proactive instead of reactive. I’m not saying to use every single second of the day to do something, but instead do a few important things a day that will save you more time in the future.
You can invest in the market, in your education, or anything that can increase your earning potential or assets. Use that time to polish a skill or a relationship. If you wait until the last minute, it’s like relying on the lottery or a slot. Sure, you may get lucky and succeed, but the chances are slim.
During the process, we hope to acquire traits like resiliency and a love for hard work. Those traits become easier to attain through repeated actions and habits. Motivation is a flickering candlelight that may or may not serve its purpose. That’s why we shouldn’t trust motivation but trust our daily habits to carry us through.
The process of packing shows you what’s important or not due to limited space. If we can focus on doing the most important thing, it’s worth much more than doing everything at once. You can pack your suitcase with everything you think you might need, but it’s just a waste of time and space. Pack the essential and buy the rest in your place of destination. Do the important stuff and outsource the other stuff to give you more time.
When asking what’s the important stuff, it’s good to know where you’re heading. For international travelers, it may currency or your passport. For life, it may be harder to find a direction and to prepare it. A good way for this problem is to have universal items for traveling or universal skills for life. A universal charger will help you regardless which country you travel too. I recently found out there are different outlets for different countries. A universal charger gives you the flexibility you need. Same as having good speaking and writing skills — you’ll need this wherever you go. It’ll help with promotions and can synergize with any other skills you attain. I’d argued it helps you learn quicker.
The world may progress quickly but there are certain things that stay relevant regardless of change and time. Good decision making, mitigating risks, and establishing good habits are some of them. But it all starts with one action or one day to build them. You can only fit so much time in your life, or in this case, stuff in your luggage. Choose wisely and don’t wait until the last minute. How you pack your luggage is how you live your life.
Until next week!
Scott
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