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Chris Schultz's avatar

For many years (since at least my mid teens), I doubted I would reach the age of 40. Along the way, I cultivated the habit of imagining being terminally ill, knowing my time was limited, and using that thought to evaluate how I was spending my time.

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Val Saksornchai's avatar

Wow, thank you Chris for sharing. What have you learnt from this lifelong exercise?

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Chris Schultz's avatar

I am not sure there is a learning, per se. More like a framing of how I view situations and make decisions.

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Karim's avatar

I really relate to these words

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Val Saksornchai's avatar

Thank you Karim for sharing your reaction! I think this newsletter got some friends worried about the state of my mental health as some people reached out, which I really appreciate and think is sweet. But I think we should be able to talk about death more openly without it being a trigger.

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OctopiCrunch's avatar

So beautifully written!

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Val Saksornchai's avatar

Thank you 🥹

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Holly Fisher's avatar

Don’t change a word!

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Val Saksornchai's avatar

I do really like the last sentence of this piece! One of those rare occasions when a sentence flows fully formed from my fingers.

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