Many of us live life without thinking about what we stand for, What we are here for. And we often forget how much principles can drive our daily decision making.

We Procrastinate

It's easy to procrastinate when it seems like there isn't anything that we HAVE to do. Or when our to-do lists are too overwhelming, Or when we just aren't sure where to start. Knowing where you are going in life, And what your principles are. Can help you make that decision a lot easier overall.

Consequences Are Often Delayed

With most things in life, We don't see the consequences right away. The bad, The good.
Sometimes this can encourage us to procrastinate or not think about how much our future is going to hurt when we start making little mistakes.
Small things become big things over time.
You were sleeping at once in a while, May does not impact you at first, But then after years of doing it, You may notice a change. Things you always wanted to do in life, Never got done. Because you spent all that extra time sleeping.

Long-term habits add up fast, and by the time we are dealing with the consequences. It's often too late to turn back at that point. One positive example of this, Is when you start a business. Often you are just feeding and feeding your business all this money, And not seeing much of anything come out of it. Then later down the road those positive habits, That work that you've done, Starts to pay off. And all the sudden you are reaping the benefits.

This is kind of the situation I'm in now, I started my business a couple of years ago, And I'm starting to benefit, Same with my Steemit blog.
Consequences don't happen immediately. This is why we need to constantly reevaluate our behavior, so we can turn back when we are starting to get on a bad pathway.

Habits Change Everything

Habits can be really hard to change, But being aware of your bad habits can enable you to work on changing. Often replacing them with a newer habit.

I used to have the habit of getting home from work and leaving my work bag on the floor. It later encouraged me to leave other things that I wasn't using on the floor. Which gradually started to add up.
Which caused my room to become messy a lot quicker.
So instead of leaving on the floor, During the week. I leave my work bag in my car. It doesn't have anything valuable, Usually a pair of work gloves, And my work badge.
So bringing it inside made no sense.
By making one small change to my daily routine, I was able to eliminate this bad habit.

Sure, It's just a "little" things, But as I said, Little things can become bad things.
Let's say, for example; I continued leaving my bag on the floor every day. As a result, I would naturally leave more stuff laying around. My room would make messier every day. This would lead to me spending more time cleaning it, Which would waste a lot of time every year. After a year, I may have been able to be a lot more productive, But because I messed up. I wasted all that time.

See how something so silly can be damaging overtime?