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    How To Think About Death (And Life)
    How To Think About Death (And Life)
    How To Think About Death (And Life)
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    How To Think About Death (And Life)

    By Life Squared

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    Death is one of the only certain things in our lives, but we rarely talk or even think about it.
    Yet being able to think about death in a wise way is a critical life skill, as it could enable us to live fuller, better lives while we have the chance and, possibly, die better deaths. So, this booklet explores some ways we could begin to contemplate the subject of death.

    Produced in collaboration with Dying Matters - a charity that aims to help people talk more openly about dying, death and bereavement, and to make plans for the end of life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLife Squared
    Release dateMay 21, 2015
    ISBN9781311585622
    How To Think About Death (And Life)
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    Life Squared

    Life Squared is a not-for profit organisation that helps people to live well - to live happy, wise and meaningful lives within the pressures and complexity of the modern world. We aim to provide you with ideas, information and tools to help you get more out of life, see things more clearly and live with greater wisdom. We offer guides, courses, ideas and advice on a wide range of topics, from ‘how to get involved in your community’ through to ‘how to choose your own pace of life’, and from ‘the problem with consumerism’ through to ‘how to be happy’.

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      How To Think About Death (And Life) - Life Squared

      Copyright 2015 - Life Squared

      Published by Life Squared

      No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the publisher’s permission.  Please contact Life Squared if you wish to syndicate this information.

      www.lifesquared.org.uk

      info@lifesquared.org.uk

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      This book remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be redistributed to others for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy from their favourite authorised retailer.  Thank you for your support. 

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Part 1 - How to think about death (and life)

      Part 2 - How to think about other people’s deaths

      Part 3 - Seven things you can do now

      Final thoughts

      References

      Further Reading

      Introduction

      In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. Benjamin Franklin, 1817

      Given that death is about the only certain thing about our lives, it is surprising how little we talk or even think about it. Although death is everywhere in modern life in the news, television programmes, films and computer games, we are largely shielded from the reality of death, until it affects us and people we know directly.

      This can be a problem, as we can be ill-prepared to deal with the reality of our own death, how to come to terms with it or even how to plan our preferences for arrangements around it. It can

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