Mortality and Living Fully

Comments reflect on the inevitability of death and its role in motivating people to make the most of their limited time, often citing quotes like Steve Jobs' 'remembering I'll be dead soon' and urging to live each day meaningfully.

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bitops β€’ Oct 14, 2011 β€’ View on HN

Sooner or later we all have to die. It's inevitable. But, if you feel like you might have wasted your life if you were to die tomorrow, why not get up and do something about it?

hopler β€’ Apr 6, 2019 β€’ View on HN

Enjoy life while we have it. In the long run we're all dead.

warrenm β€’ Mar 21, 2023 β€’ View on HN

Live every day as if it is your last ... one day you'll be right

omeid2 β€’ Mar 15, 2024 β€’ View on HN

I already do live as if I will live forever. Only death can change that.

lovich β€’ Jun 23, 2018 β€’ View on HN

If you're expecting to die early, what have you left to lose?

DeRock β€’ Mar 9, 2023 β€’ View on HN

You’re going to die too, does your life not matter? Everything is temporary, and in one sense, that is what makes it special.

tenebrisalietum β€’ Jul 31, 2019 β€’ View on HN

Realize that your time is limited on this planet and you don't know exactly when you'll die.

micky_25 β€’ Aug 12, 2016 β€’ View on HN

Reminds me of the Steve Jobs quote:"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.Almost everything--all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure--these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already

4b11b4 β€’ Nov 2, 2024 β€’ View on HN

Just consider yourself to not live long, that is the reality anyway

machinerychorus β€’ Apr 22, 2022 β€’ View on HN

I disagree. I've found it's valuable to be reminded how short life really is; it makes you think hard about how you want to spend your finite time. This idea has really changed how I live my life, from small decisions (is scrolling twitter really worth it?) to big ones (do I really want to spend my precious life in this miserable job?).I read an article where they visualized each week of your life as a diamond. If you live to be 90 years old, all those weeks would barely be a handfu