Stoic and Buddhist Philosophies Stress Productivity Now

Your Productive Life is Only as Long as You Retain Your Mental Faculties > Similarity > Life is Short, Train Hard Now
We must be productive now while we have the faculties to do so.

 The Brevity of Life and the Urgency of Training Now

Life is Short, Train Hard Now > Similarity > Meditation Strengthens Focus
Two Buddhist perspectives on the need to focus now before time runs out on our lives.