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Adopt stoicism by greeting everyone with a cheerful reminder that they will die

Stoicism influencers currently offer cold plunges, dawn journalling and Marcus Aurelius quotes laid over gym footage — a £90 course in accepting what you cannot change.

Practise memento mori directly: greet colleagues, baristas and the postman with a warm “good morning — you will die one day”, then proceed as normal. The ancients called this wisdom; reception desks call it something else. Field notes record 14 profound silences, two new gym memberships, and a standing request to use the other entrance.

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