Don’t Wait to Start
Once upon a time, I was a magazine editor, and every year the January issue would include some form of “New Year, New You!” article. I probably used that exact title more than once.
People often use the beginning of something to start a new habit, such as learning a new skill. The start of the year, the start of the month, even the start of the week. People also pin starts (or stops, depending) to meaningful dates, such as their birthday.
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But sometimes I think that can just be a way to procrastinate: “I’ll quit smoking next Monday” or “I’ll start budgeting next month.”
Certainly we’re occasionally constrained by outside circumstances: if there are no openings until next month, you can’t very well do it today.
But a lot of the time you could do it today. So if you can start now, why wait?
