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To avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose

We are in many choices every day. How to make a choice?

The hint is in a Steve Job's famous speech in Stanford University.

news.stanford.edu

“If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”

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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 naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

If we can live only for 6 months or for a few years from now, what do we want in the term? The answer is always in our mind.