If you’re in a hole . . . stop digging.

If your body is in healthy shape, your mind is free of distressing thoughts, you can support yourself, and you have people to share with, everything else is a preference not a requirement.

Substance first. Style later. Prioritize with determined focus the substance of your life. Secure that. Then work on a style of life that meets your interests and matches your preferences. It’s easy to reverse those priorities. Don’t fall into that hole. If you have, stop digging. Climb out. Set a new foundation. Start building again.

Discipline is the shortcut. Do the work.