From Get Rich Slowly – In Praise of Paying Yourself First

Can you bear with me for one more labored metaphor? As I’ve mentioned a few times already, I’m in the midst of a successful fitness program. I’ve lost 20 pounds since the beginning of the year, and, more importantly, I’m exercising every day. This morning, for example, I pedaled 8-1/2 miles to my Crossfit gym; spent an hour practicing skills, doing body rows (pull-ups for people who can’t do pull-ups), and lifting weights (front squats); and then I biked 10-1/2 miles home. According to my handy body bug, I burned 1500 calories by 9 a.m., which means that I can spend the rest of the day blogging, working in the yard, and learning French, secure in the knowledge that I’ve already done 2-1/2 hours of exercise. This, my friends, is essentially the routine I’ve established lately. I get my exercise in first thing so that I don’t have it looming over me for the rest of the [...]