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by Raphmedia 3519 days ago
Shortened version using http://smmry.com/, 56% reduction. (Because life is too short)

"Life is Short

Is life actually short, or are we really complaining about its finiteness? Would we be just as likely to feel life was short if we lived 10 times as long?

That gave me a way to answer the question, and the answer is that life actually is short.

It's not just a figure of speech to say that life is too short for something.

If you find yourself thinking that life is too short for something, you should try to eliminate it if you can.

When I ask myself what I've found life is too short for, the word that pops into my head is "Bullshit." I realize that answer is somewhat tautological.

It's almost the definition of bullshit that it's the stuff that life is too short for.

While some amount of bullshit is inevitably forced on you, the bullshit that sneaks into your life by tricking you is no one's fault but your own."

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I think the very last paragraph summarizes it a bit better (and more concisely):

"Relentlessly prune bullshit, don't wait to do things that matter, and savor the time you have. That's what you do when life is short."