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EPISODE · Feb 2, 2026 · 2 MIN

EPISODE 24: MEMENTO MORI

from The Daily Discipline from Project MNDST · host Tom Carter

Memento mori. Latin for "remember that you will die." This isn't morbid—it's clarifying.In this episode, we explore why the Stoics kept skulls on their desks, Samurai meditated on death every morning, and Steve Jobs called mortality awareness his most important decision-making tool. Death isn't the enemy. Wasted life is.Key topics:Memento mori and why remembering death is the secret to living fullySteve Jobs on how mortality clarifies what truly mattersSeneca's warning about wasting the time we haveHow death awareness creates purpose, not anxietyToday's Practice: Imagine you have one year left. What would you stop doing? What would you start? Who would you call? Now ask: why aren't you living that way today?Sources: Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Steve JobsMaster the mind. Your life will follow.

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Remember you will die—the ancient meditation that transforms how you live, borrowed from Stoics, Samurai, and Steve Jobs.

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