3886: Ignoring Your Death? You May Be Wasting Your Life by Cylon George of Spiritual Living for Busy People

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🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3886: Cylon George challenges us to face the inevitability of death not to provoke fear, but to inspire urgency and purpose. By confronting our mortality, we’re reminded to stop wasting time on distractions and instead invest deeply in meaningful relationships and what truly matters. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.spirituallivingforbusypeople.com/death Quotes to ponder: “That’s the thing about life. It is fragile, precious, unpredictable, and each day is a gift, not a given right.” “Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.” “Contemplate your death daily and you will learn to stop wasting your time so you can focus on what’s truly important.” Episode references: On the Shortness of Life by Seneca: https://www.amazon.com/Shortness-Life-Penguin-Great-Ideas/dp/014101881X The Tail End by Tim Urban: https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/12/the-tail-end.html Death Clock: https://www.death-clock.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.5	Ignoring your death, you may be wasting your life by Ceylon George of Spiritual Living for Busy People.com.
1:08.3	And I'm your narrator, Justin Mollick, here reading to you every day to give you
1:11.6	that little reminder and boost of positivity. So with that, let's get right to it as we optimize
1:17.6	your life. Ignoring your death, you may be wasting your life by Ceylon George of Spiritual Living for Busy People.com.
1:30.9	You know it's coming. You understand intellectually that you really have no choice in the matter.
1:36.6	You've even seen it happen to a few people close to you. Yet you still have a hard time wrapping
1:41.0	your mind around the fact that one day you will die.
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