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Like Sands Through the Hourglass · The Daily Writer

• 0:06
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Rider Podcast, where we bring you tips and inspiration each day to help you build habits for writing success.
• 0:14
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• 0:22
  SPEAKER_00: The TV intro for the long-running NBC soap opera, The Days of Our Lives, proclaims, like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.
• 0:32
  SPEAKER_00: Well, that line is more than a great introduction to a TV show.
• 0:36
  SPEAKER_00: It also happens to be the absolute truth.
• 0:39
  SPEAKER_00: One day the sand in your hourglass will run out.
• 0:43
  SPEAKER_00: We all have a limited amount of time on this earth, so what'll be left after you've gone?
• 0:49
  SPEAKER_00: Certainly there will be social media posts, mementos, people's memories, and the other things that you created.
• 0:56
  SPEAKER_00: And those things can all fade over time, but your words can be immortal.
• 1:01
  SPEAKER_00: We all have the same amount of time in life.
• 1:03
  SPEAKER_00: Life is never going to be ideal, and things are probably not ever going to slow down.
• 1:08
  SPEAKER_00: There's always going to be something happening, some drama, some crisis, or something new that you've got to contend with.
• 1:14
  SPEAKER_00: And the truth is that we have to write in the midst of an imperfect life.
• 1:18
  SPEAKER_00: We have to write in the mess and in the muck of what's happening all around us.
• 1:23
  SPEAKER_00: If you've ever seen a musical Hamilton or ever listened to the soundtrack, you'll remember this line that Eliza Hamilton says to her husband, Alexander.
• 1:31
  SPEAKER_00: Why do you write like you're running out of time?
• 1:35
  SPEAKER_00: That's a great question, not just for Alexander Hamilton, but for all of us, because the truth is that we're all running out of time.
• 1:42
  SPEAKER_00: Here's today's question.
• 1:44
  SPEAKER_00: Does knowing that your life will come to an end someday motivate you to make the most of every day?
• 1:50
  SPEAKER_00: Why or why not?
• 1:53
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• 2:23
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• 2:25
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• 2:30
  SPEAKER_00: Thanks for listening, and I'll see you tomorrow.