He who should teach men to die would at the same time teach them to live.

Coming to terms with the fact that your life ends changes what you do with the part of it you still have. The two lessons turn out to be one lesson. Much of what feels urgent holds its grip only because you are quietly assuming there will be unlimited time to correct it later.

You do not need to dwell on mortality to let it inform you. Ask once this week what you would stop doing if the span were shorter than you assume, and what you would want more of. Let the answer adjust one ordinary decision rather than demanding a whole new life.