3_Trends_Vol.15: Sarah Unger: Memento Mori, Natural Awe + Four Day Week
Mortality Awareness Strengthens Life Appreciation When you regularly contemplate that life is limited, you develop a stronger appreciation for being alive and for the experiences you have each day.
this philosophy rejects busyness, seeing overload as an obstacle to producing results that matter, not a badge of pride. It also posits that professional efforts should unfold at a more varied and humane pace, with hard periods counterbalanced by relaxation at many different timescales, and that a focus on impressive quality, not performative activ
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So what would it look like if we took death wellness as seriously as we take fitness? Or nutrition? Or mental health? At the very least, we might live life more fully. At most, we could start to see death as a celebration, especially as our lifespans are expected to increase over the next few decades.