An hourglass shows you exactly how much sand is left. Life doesn’t. That’s the whole reason not to coast.

Not knowing the total is the uncomfortable part of the arrangement. If you could see the remaining amount you could plan around it precisely, and since you cannot, coasting is a bet placed with no information at all. The uncertainty argues for using the time rather than ignoring it.

Do the thing you have been assuming there will be time for later, in some small form, this month. Treat the missing countdown as a reason to start rather than an excuse.