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#568 - Dean Rickles - How To Deal With The Shortness Of Life

Modern Wisdom

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What Is Provisionality?

If life was unlimited, then you would never have to say no to anything. Provisionality would be a sort of the natural choice for most people. People usually start thinking about this at midlife - it's called a midlife crisis. The fact that you've got this death flashing away at you should be there to force you to avoid living provisionally but also choosing with a bit more care and attention.

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