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Chip Conley on Finding Contentment and Embracing Our Achievements
The Daily Stoic
Brene Brown on Midlife Reckoning and Time Management
Midlife brings a sense of unraveling and reckoning, prompting a reflection on time management. The concept of Memento Mori highlights the importance of valuing time over material possessions. Success often leads to a busy schedule, filled with meetings and work, yet may result in a lack of autonomy, connection, and happiness. The speaker's experience of scheduling nature walks as a non-negotiable activity demonstrates the shift from fitting in important activities around obligatory ones to prioritizing the important first. This reordering of priorities, termed the great middle life edit, mirrors Seneca's philosophy of not allowing obligations to consume leftover time. By prioritizing and structuring time, individuals can enhance productivity, decision-making, and overall well-being.
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