Procrastination
In one book I read the author said that there are 4 types of people.
Dumb and lazy ( not much to brag about )
Smart and lazy ( a damn shame )
Smart and hardworking ( you are perfect )
Dumb and hardworking ( you are dangerous )
Sure would be nice to be smart and hardworking. I just had my summer vacation and got very little done. Haven't worked on this book at all and barely went to the gym. And when I did go it would be for 30 mins or less. I enjoyed the summer of 2015, but haven't gotten any closer to achieving any goals. I'm getting old and not even close to being financially secure. The goal is to not have to work and just collect a salary. You know like collect royalties from a song or own property and collect rents. I got nothing done and am very far away from an early retirement. Procrastinating seems to be a hobby of mine. The abeyance of gratification is so important to success. I told myself no beer for the month of September. It's the perfect time because not much goes on. Tried it last year and ummm... I delayed gratification for 5 days. This year it was a complete failure. I enjoy sitting at home watching movies while drinking and smoking. Absolutely love that relaxing time. Problem is nothing gets accomplished and it costs me about 2000 yen or 20 bucks a day. 60 000 yen and many hours a month are lost. Looks like I would have to be locked up in prison for 30 days in order to stay away from beer. I can see why dieting for many people is so difficult. Being able to delay gratification is it something learned when one is young? If I could have not had a beer for all of September that would have been just like climbing Everest. An incredible achievement and a wonderful feeling. 30 days isn't a long time. 1 year isn't a long time.
So everyone it looks like I'm in trouble. The hell I'm going to count on a government pension to take care of me in my golden years. I know exactly what needs to be done in order to become financially set just like a dieter know what to do to lose weight, but just don't have the drive. It is physically possible to drink tea instead of Coronas, but but but. The only reason I'm writing today is because I have a 3 hour break between classes. If I didn't I would be at home relaxing with a beverage. This book is turning out to be diary like. Oh well. I'm sure you know what I mean about the difficulty of delaying gratification. Many of us want to be rewarded right away. The ones that can wait get huge rewards. Drinking at home is $600 a month. When you add up going out plus stupid financial decisions when drunk the number increases big time. For the 15 years that I have lived in Japan I could have bought a few small apartments and be living off the rents. But on the other hand I did have a lot of fun and in fact am enjoying life very much when I'm not working. Wouldn't it be wonderful to wake up naturally everyday instead if to an annoying alarm clock? Work takes up a lot of my time ( there's a good chance that you have the same problem ) and my time isn't limitless. That would be OK if I loved my job. My life is very good now because my daughter is healthy and I have a good woman in my life. Work is the only impediment and the only way to solve the problem is to delay the gratification of alcohol and use the extra money and time to make smart financial decisions. Don't see it happening in the very near future. Very much looking forward to some beers on the train after work today just like yesterday and the days before. Man that would have been great to have been able to drink with Christopher Hitchens when he was around. Anyways financial freedom isn't looking to good for me. Fuck!