Why most people can’t optimize their life

Most people don’t get a chance to optimize their life because they’re too busy working a job.

This struck me when I was listening to Soman Chainani. He was talking about how he played tennis every morning at 7:00. Then he’d write from about 8:30 to 1:00, eat, and then work out for about an hour and half starting at 2:00 before getting back into his second block of work time until about 7:00.

He emphasized the importance of these two physical activities, playing tennis and working out. Keeping these habits solid in his life allowed him more creativity during the blocks of time between physical activities.

I thought about this for myself. It can be done, but the obvious difficulty is my work schedule.

Which brings me back to the beginning: most people don’t get a chance to optimize their life because they’re too busy working a job.