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How To Deal With The Shortness Of Life - Dean Rickles - #568

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Life is hard. This podcast will help. Lessons from the greatest thinkers on the planet with Chris Williamson. Including guests like David Goggins, Dr Jordan Peterson, Naval Ravikant, Sam Harris, Jocko Willink, Dr Andrew Huberman, Dr Julie Smith, Steven Bartlett, Ryan Holiday, Robert Greene, Matthew McConaughey, Alain de Botton, Alex Hormozi, Tony Robbins, Chris Bumstead, Mark Manson and more.

Dean Rickles is Professor of History and Philosophy of Modern Physics at the University of Sydney and a Director of the Sydney Centre for Time. Life doesn't last that long. The ever present spectre of death looms large, even if you life to be 100. This can feel like a tragedy in many ways. What use are our efforts if they'll all be turned to dust eventually? A philosopher is needed here, to give us a fresh perspective. Expect to learn why keeping your options open is a path to an early grave, how you can remind yourself of the miracle that you're alive at all, the solution to living a listless, unintentional life, whether death is actually the only thing that gives life any meaning, the danger of being a sailor without a journey or a route and much more... Sponsors: Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and Free Shipping from Athletic Greens at <a href= "https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom">https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom</a> (discount automatically applied) Get 83% discount & 3 months free from Surfshark VPN at <a href= "https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM">https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM</a> (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 10% discount & free shipping on the best Ketone Drink at <a href="https://ketone-iq.com/">https://ketone-iq.com/</a> (use code MW10) Extra Stuff: Buy Life Is Short - <a href= "https://amzn.to/3Hsk2PV">https://amzn.to/3Hsk2PV</a>  <a href="https://chriswillx.com/books/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/</a> To support me on Patreon (thank you): <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom">https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom</a> - Get in touch. Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx">https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx</a> Twitter: <a href= "https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx">https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx</a> YouTube: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast">https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast</a> Email: <a href= "https://chriswillx.com/contact/">https://chriswillx.com/contact/</a>

Dean Rickles is Professor of History and Philosophy of Modern Physics at the University of Sydney and a Director of the Sydney Centre for Time.

Life doesn't last that long. The ever present spectre of death looms large, even if you life to be 100. This can feel like a tragedy in many ways. What use are our efforts if they'll all be turned to dust eventually? A philosopher is needed here, to give us a fresh perspective.

Expect to learn why keeping your options open is a path to an early grave, how you can remind yourself of the miracle that you're alive at all, the solution to living a listless, unintentional life, whether death is actually the only thing that gives life any meaning, the danger of being a sailor without a journey or a route and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro
(00:24) Is Life Actually Short?
(05:20) Seneca’s Thoughts on Living
(11:29) The Paradox of Choice
(18:25) How Does Accepting Mortality Make Life Better?
(24:16) Why Goals Bring Balance
(33:20) Danger of ‘Bulletproofing’ Yourself
(38:43) Allowing Society to Destroy Your Personality
(48:12) Practical Tools to Live Better
(58:46) Where to Find Dean

Extra Stuff:

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Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/

To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom

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