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“Life is long if you know how to use it.”
Seneca · Letters from a Stoic
What it means today

The complaint that life is too short is usually the complaint that it was wasted. A life of attention feels long, even when it is short. The same number of years can hold a great deal, or almost nothing.

Try this todayUse today as if its hours were generous, not scarce — pay attention to each one.
Today’s questionAm I filling time, or using it?
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