LIFE IS SHORT: The Upside of Death

The Next Big Idea

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Science, Society & Culture, Social Sciences, Education

4.4 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Life without death, says philosopher Dean Rickles, is like playing tennis without a net. In his new book, “Life Is Short: An Appropriately Brief Guide to Making It More Meaningful,” Dean challenges us to rethink what it means to get the most out of each day. --- • Haven’t signed up for our newsletter on LinkedIn? Check it out here • To hear hundreds of top authors summarize their books, download the Next Big Idea app

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0:00.0	LinkedIn presents.
0:01.0	I'm Rufus Criscom, and this is the next big idea.
0:10.0	Today, the upside of dying.
0:30.0	I think for many parents, certainly for me, there are a few conversations more painful
0:40.2	and memorable than the first conversations you have with your children about death.
0:46.0	Daddy, they ask, are you going to die, will I?
0:52.0	What I've said in those moments is, yes, I'm going to die, you will too.
0:57.8	Some people, like your grandfather, for instance, believe that when you die, if you've
1:01.8	been good, you go to heaven, which is a lovely place where you're reunited with everyone
1:06.3	else who has died, and where you will live forever.
1:10.1	Do you believe that, Daddy?
1:11.6	My son asks, no, I say, I don't believe that.
1:16.4	I think we're incredibly lucky to be alive for as long as we're here, and it's our job
1:21.5	to make the time that we have together beautiful.
1:25.4	When my son asks, what happens when we die?
1:29.6	Well, I think the experience after your death is probably a lot like it was before you were
1:35.6	born.
1:36.6	Do you remember before you were born?
1:38.9	No.
1:39.9	Did it hurt?
1:40.9	No.
1:42.1	I think it'll be about the same, so it's nothing to worry about.
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