The Pattern
The mortality wake-up call is asking something of you. Not panic. Attention. What does your life look like when you take its ending seriously?
What Mastery Looks Like
A deliberate, protected relationship with attention
The Path Forward
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Guides on this pattern, each one a conversation you can start rather than an article you read.
How do I tell people what I want if I get seriously ill?How do I tell the people I love what I'd want if I got sick?I Have No Will or Plan — Where Do I Even Start?If something happened to me, who could get into my accounts?Is my insurance still protecting the life I actually live?Our insurance hasn't been checked in years — where do we start?What if I can't decide for myself, and I've written nothing down?Why do I keep putting off the will, the doctor, the hard talk?Why do I keep saying 'I'll do the will' instead of doing it?Why do we keep saying 'we will' and never do it?Why haven't I booked the test I keep meaning to get?Why Haven't I Booked the Test I Know I Need?Why haven't I fixed my outdated emergency contacts?
Related patterns
Patterns that often live alongside this one.
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