Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.21

Men seek retreats for themselves, houses in the country, sea-shores, and mountains... But this is altogether a mark of the most common sort of men, for it is in thy power whenever thou shalt choose to retire into thyself.

At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself: 'I have to go to work — as a human being.'

Everything you're trying to reach — by taking the long way round — you could have right now, this moment. If you'd only stop thwarting your own attempts.