Seneca's focus is exactly on this business of, don't be quite so focused on what the next thing is and getting the next thing done. So you're constantly trying to build this future. And then when you get there, you've essentially not really lived for that whole time. In terms of the debt psychology aspects of this, it's all, again, in CG Young's work.
Life without death, says philosopher Dean Rickles, is like playing tennis without a net. In his new book, “Life Is Short: An Appropriately Brief Guide to Making It More Meaningful,” Dean challenges us to rethink what it means to get the most out of each day.
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