5 Subtle Signs You May Be Wasting Your Life

You spend more time planning than doing.

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Do you sometimes feel like life is slipping by you?

Here’s the problem you’re facing. You’re so caught up in the daily grind of existing, you’ve forgotten how to live. Your days a packed full of responsibilities and you’re always looking for a way to be more efficient and productive. Yet you don’t feel like you’re surviving more than living.

And the scary part is, you probably won’t change.

Life is short. But even some people who face their mortality head-on don’t make changes to create a better life. For example, 90 percent of heart disease patients don’t make big lifestyle changes. Once a habit becomes part of your identity it becomes more and more difficult to change.

Pretty soon you’ll wake up and most of your life will be behind you. You’ll wonder where it went, and if you aren’t careful you’ll regret not taking more time to enjoy it. It doesn’t happen all at once, you don’t just decide to check out and give up. It starts with subtle decisions and concessions you make.

But it doesn’t have to be that way. Here are 5 subtle signs you may be wasting your life. If you learn to recognize them, you can turn your life around.