Quote by Steven Pressfield - Deepstash

“The Principle of Priority states (a) you must know the difference between what is urgent and what is important, and (b) you must do what’s important first.”

STEVEN PRESSFIELD

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I put the "pro" in procrastination. And I wisht I didn't.

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