You find temperance the hardest of all four virtues. Why? It’s certainly true that there are many distractions around, your iPhone, the computer, all these things – they are designed to capture and hold your attention.

Today, you took a shorter running route because a longer one was an indulgence. That was good.

The thing to remember is this: these indulgences (YouTube, Reddit, Daring Fireball) are simple attempts to avoid work by pushing it away into the future. No. This only lengthens your working day. Why would you want to do that?

The days are long enough. Spend more time in the evening doing non-work things, like spending time with your wife.