(highlight:: If you find yourself thinking that life is too short for
something, you should try to eliminate it if you can.)
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(highlight:: But
most people start out with a life that's a mix of things that
matter and things that don't, and only gradually learn to distinguish
between them.)
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- [note::As I say, a huge part of life is being very clear about what you care about and what you don't.]

(highlight:: The saddest windows close when other people
die. Their lives are short too. After my mother died, I wished I'd
spent more time with her. I lived as if she'd always be there.
And in her typical quiet way she encouraged that illusion. But an
illusion it was. I think a lot of people make the same mistake I
did.)
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(highlight:: Cultivate a habit of impatience about
the things you most want to do. Don't wait before climbing that
mountain or writing that book or visiting your mother. You don't
need to be constantly reminding yourself why you shouldn't wait.
Just don't wait.)
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- [note::"Cultivate a habit of impatience" - I like this framing]

(highlight:: Relentlessly prune bullshit, don't wait to do things that matter,
and savor the time you have. That's what you do when life is short.)
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- favorite, time management, bullshit, mindfulness, anti-unhappiness,

(highlight:: If you find yourself thinking that life is too short for
something, you should try to eliminate it if you can.)
- No location available
-

(highlight:: But
most people start out with a life that's a mix of things that
matter and things that don't, and only gradually learn to distinguish
between them.)
- No location available
-
- [note::As I say, a huge part of life is being very clear about what you care about and what you don't.]

(highlight:: The saddest windows close when other people
die. Their lives are short too. After my mother died, I wished I'd
spent more time with her. I lived as if she'd always be there.
And in her typical quiet way she encouraged that illusion. But an
illusion it was. I think a lot of people make the same mistake I
did.)
- No location available
-

(highlight:: Cultivate a habit of impatience about
the things you most want to do. Don't wait before climbing that
mountain or writing that book or visiting your mother. You don't
need to be constantly reminding yourself why you shouldn't wait.
Just don't wait.)
- No location available
-
- [note::"Cultivate a habit of impatience" - I like this framing]

(highlight:: Relentlessly prune bullshit, don't wait to do things that matter,
and savor the time you have. That's what you do when life is short.)
- No location available
- favorite, time management, bullshit, mindfulness, anti-unhappiness,