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by beardyw 56 days ago
A reminder that we might die today is, I think, unhelpful.

An occasional reminder that we might die soon would perhaps prompt us to ensure we don't leave a mess behind. Trying to do stuff to avoid regrets is stupid, you won't feel regrets.

Otherwise we should live without any thought of dying.

beardyw 20 April 2026

1 comments

Doesn’t this justify smoking then? Have u heard of the bhutanese saying?