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When Breath Becomes Air: A Young Neurosurgeon Examines the Meaning of Life as He Faces His Death

By Maria Popova — 2016

“When you come to one of the many moments in life where you must give an account of yourself, provide a ledger of what you have been, and done, and meant to the world.”

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Welcome to the Brink of Everything

Every day, I get closer to the brink of everything. We’re all headed that way, of course, even when we’re young, though most of us are too busy with Important Matters to ponder our mortality.

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Facing Own Death