Introduction
What is memento mori? How can you use it to make the most of your life?
The greeks and stoics would often keep a human skull on their desk side, meaning memento mori, which translates to… “Remember that you will die“.
The moment we are born… we start dying.
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This perspective on death will change the way you live. 💀 "The moment we are born, we start dying".
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