DTH-XII-0022
“I'm thinking about what I actually want written on my gravestone.”
What you want on your gravestone is a distillation of what you believe matters most about a life. Most people, when they try to write it honestly, discover that it has nothing to do with their job title, their salary, or what they owned. This exercise clarifies priorities faster than almost anything else.
Your Practice
Write three versions of your gravestone inscription — what you fear it would say based on how you currently live, what you hope it would say, and what you want to actually earn. Compare the second and third. If they differ, you have identified your next priority. Begin closing that gap today.
The Architects
“Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now take what's left and live it properly.”
— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book VII