Dean Rickles | The Shortness of Life

In this episode, my guest is Prof. Dean Rickles, the author of Life is Short: An Appropriately Brief Guide to Making it More Meaningful. Dean is a professor of history and philosophy of modern physics at the University of Sydney, where he is also a director of the Sydney Centre for Time. Learn more about Prof. Dean Rickles.

In the conversation, Dean and I discuss, 

• Why the shortness of life is what makes it meaningful
• Overcoming the fear of death
• Seneca’s influence on the book
• The need for uncertainty
• How to connect with the future you
• Discerning our path in life and much more

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