Living in the now means thinking only second to second, freeing you from worrying about your mounting credit card debt and apologizing for vomiting in Jason's LeBaron last night. Staying in the present lets you forget that you used to be a whore and that your career is going nowhere.
Live in the present and let life come to you instead of going to get what you want. You might not ultimately be satisfied, but it definitely won't be as much work.