It is sensible to try to live longer lives, but we are working with a false notion of what 'long' really means; one might live to a thousand years old and still complain it all rushed by too fast, so we should aim to lead lives that feel long through open-hearted appreciation and receptivity to the kind of attention that five-year-olds naturally possess.

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we should be aiming to lead lives that feel long because we have managed to imbue them with the right sort of open-hearted appreciation

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How To Lengthen Your LifeThe School of Life
Created: 8/10/2026, 11:13:48 PM

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