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What does it mean?
Procrastination can prevent you from ever studying, because leisure may never come.
In plain terms
Don't wait for free time to learn.
What can you take from it?
Start studying now, not later.

Where it applies

  • when you feel busy
  • when you think you’ll have time later

Putting it to work

  • schedule short study sessions
  • use idle moments for reading

Questions to consider

  • What can you learn in five minutes?
  • How does waiting affect your goals?

Another view

Sometimes urgent tasks truly block study time.

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