Unstoppable Flow (EN)

 Whether you are fiercely chasing massive success or simply seeking a peaceful, stable life, there is one critical element we all share—and almost universally take for granted. That element is the time currently available to us. Every morning, we wake up and are equally deposited with 24 hours in our life's bank account. Yet, the vast majority of people fail to grasp the true, raw value of this capital, letting it slip through their fingers. We treat habitual wasting time as if it's no big deal, acting as though we possess an infinite, never-ending spring of seconds and minutes. The Two Faces of Wasting Time: Excuses and Complacency Ironically, the excuses we use to justify wasting time are polarized depending on our current life situation. First, there are those who procrastinate because they "don't have time." People exhausted by long commutes, late nights at the office, or the relentless hustle of their main job easily fall into a trap. They use plausible exc...

 We all carry a grand vision of success in our minds. To bring that massive goal down to reality, we meticulously plan our days, striving to forge these plans into mechanical "routine habits." Whenever I look at a planner fully marked with checkmarks, I feel an exhilarating sense of being halfway to success. I, too, have enthusiastically kicked off new years with the perfect routine habits: waking up at 5 AM, reading for an hour, and hitting the gym without fail. The World Will Inevitably Test Your Routine Habits However, the world seems to mock our firm resolutions, testing us at the most unimaginable times. Looking back at my own experiences, just when my routine habits started feeling stable, unavoidable work dinners or crucial gatherings with friends would pop up. Days where my time was completely hijacked by others would overlap consecutively, entirely out of my control. And that's not all. Sometimes, conflicts in trusted relationships keep us up all night with self-...