Can you get it done now?
Carpe Diem, Latin for seize the day, a phrase that many of us are familiar with and see or hear on a fairly regular basis. I was first introduce to it in sixth grade by my science teacher, Mr. Ordell (funny the things you remember sometimes). It's a simple enough phrase to comprehend, at least on a mental or academic level; but what does Carpe Diem really mean and how do we effectively seize the day. How do I turn this cliche-ish (please note cliche-ish is not an actually word I made it up for literary effect) and seemingly abstract phrase, into to something more concrete and palatable. For me (because I'm not the smartest man in the world) I try to stick with the KISS princple (Keep It Simple Stupid). It's all about setting long-term and short-term goals and prioritizing daily activities that will help you achieve your short-term goals in the time set forth and if there is time left over to do anything else then do that. Everyone has different goals and aspirations, therefore everyone's path and priorities will be different. Sometimes my priorities don't make sense to my parents (esp. my mom), and sometimes my sisters priorities don't make sense to me but that is perfectly okay as long as everyone keeps the main thang (once again literary effect, I know the spelling is off) the main thang and everyone inches towards there goals I believe it's all good. Set goals (long and short-term), prioritizing tasks based on importance, and then git'er done (in my Larry the cable guy voice).
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