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Study death always.
Seneca · Letters from a Stoic · paraphrase
What it means today

To keep death always in view is not to be morbid; it is to be awake. The constant awareness of the end keeps the present from being frittered away.

Try this todayHold the fact of your mortality in mind once today, and let it sharpen your attention rather than frighten it.
Today’s questionHow would keeping death in view change what I do today?
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