This was the species whose main excuse for not doing something was 'if only I had more time'. Perfectly valid until you realised they did have more time. Not eternity, granted, but they had tomorrow. And the day after tomorrow. And the day after the day after tomorrow. In fact I would have to write 'the day after' thirty thousand times before a final 'tomorrow' in order to illustrate the amount of time on a humans hands. Matt Haig
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The phrase 'if only I had more time' is often used to excuse not completing a task because of lack of resources, time or resources. However, the reality is that humans have more time than they think, so using this phrase in place of 'stop waiting and start doing' is a waste of time. If you want to complete a task with your limited resources, start now. Don't wait until you have all the resources in place before starting.

Source: The Humans

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