I found a support for my position: Rava said: When they bring a person for judgment, they will ask: (
1: “Did you deal faithfully in business?
2: Did you set aside fixed times for Torah?
3: Did you try to have children?
4: Did you anticipate the redemption…”(Shabbat 31a)
in THAT order. I already started at (3), then went to (2), still struggling with (1), don’t get me distracted with (4). (there is a rebuttal here though from the Rishonim that it is ok to predict Moschiach later in history)