Seneca was blunt about time: we guard our money and our land, then hand our days away to anyone who asks, as if they were worthless. Memento mori, the reminder that we die, sounds grim, but the Stoics used it to wake up, not to despair. Knowing the supply of hours is limited makes this hour matter. You don't have to be productive every second. Resting on purpose counts. The point is to stop sleepwalking through the day, half-here, half-scrolling. This life is the one you're in right now, not a rehearsal for a realer one later. Today, choose one stretch of time and be fully in it, whatever you're doing.

Inspired by the old idea of memento mori. Written by Ugo Charles.