The following Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Mark Sisson, and is narrated by Tina Lehman.

What will 2017 mean for you?

It's 2017.

There are old sci-fi stories set in 2017.

Do Android's dream of electric sheep?

The basis for Blade Runner takes place in 2019.

That's just two years away.

It'll come faster than you think. The time to make anything happen

is now, but how? That's the catch. No one can bestow motivation upon you. External events

can trigger or inspire a motivational cascade, but it ultimately comes from within. As I enter

this new year, I'm mulling over a couple different quotes.

I don't normally go for quotes as I find it too tempting to read them, ponder them for 10 seconds,

and just move on with life, thinking I've done something meaningful.

But these are really striking a chord, and I think they'll help some of you as you start an internal

dialogue on motivation and meaning that could bear fruit in the new year. Let me know what you

think. The first comes not from the Iliad, but from the fairly mediocre yet fun film adaptation

starring Brad Pitt as Achilles. Troy, quote, any moment might be our last. Everything is more beautiful because

we're doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.

End quote. Pits Achilles says that's why the gods envy us, and it's what makes us humans so special and unique among

all other organisms. Our finiteness compresses and accentuates our experiences. The second comes

from Alan Watts. It's long and somewhat rambly, but in true Alan Watts fashion, every line matters.

Quote, let's suppose that you were able every night to dream any dream you wanted to dream,

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