How you use your time and energy determines what you receive out of life. You have to get very clear about what you want and start putting focus on it. Understand that there are way too many people without any aim or purpose. The things you do with your time should add value to your life. When you give up on distractions, you start to realize how much precious time you have to build the best version of yourself. No decision will pay off more than prioritizing your life and giving extreme focus and energy to the things with the highest return. When you're doing the self-work, you have to eliminate things that are keeping you blind from your truth. You can't be afraid of rebirth. You have to let go and be hungry for change. 

Identify the distractions: 

There are way too many distractions going on. I consider anything that doesn't grow you, evolve you, and make you better person a distraction. Concerning yourself with gossip, other people’s realities, and aimless activities will deplete your energy from focusing on what actually matters. How many more years will go by doing the same old thing? We all have the same 24hrs, but what makes us so different is how we choose to invest our time. The biggest asset you have is your attention.  Where is it going? Anyone who’s aware of self understands that attention is energy. How you use this powerful energy will determine the kind of reality you experience. 

Get your attention back:

Your attention is being diverted from you when you invest your time and energy on aimless conversations, purposeless events, and negative people who have no goal. Many people are doing meaningless things to fill the void of inner emptiness. You can't avoid who you are. You have to get to know yourself. Understand your life. Find your purpose and be motivated to make changes today, so that you can be thankful for the years to come. Anytime you're doing something, ask yourself how is this benefiting my life. This is the fastest way to realize if you're being distracted or wasting time. Start investing in your life; read more often, relax to connect with your inner self, question everything, be aware, be curious, explore reality, create your ideas, and gain knowledge to apply.