In this episode: mortality as motivation, memento mori, pre-grets, escaping autopilot, one-more-year syndrome, living wider and deeper with Jodi Wellman

Episode Summary

Jodi Wellman explains how remembering that life is finite can help us stop postponing it. She and Adam explore counting your remaining Mondays, turning “pre-grets” into action, balancing future security with aliveness now, and using small experiments to add vitality, meaning, and connection.

Guest Bio

Jodi Wellman is an author, speaker, positive-psychology practitioner, and founder of Four Thousand Mondays. After 17 years in corporate leadership and 12 years in executive coaching, she made memento mori—remembering we must die—her life's work.

Resources & Books Mentioned

• You Only Die Once — Jodi Wellman (https://www.amazon.com/You-Only-Die-Once-Regrets/dp/0316574279)
• Die With Zero — Bill Perkins (https://amzn.to/4aQ7JKG)
• Monday Mornings Left Calculator (https://fourthousandmondays.com/resources/)
• Astonishingly Alive Assessment (https://fourthousandmondays.com/assessment-download/)
• Mindful FIRE Episode 232 with Pete Adeney (https://www.mindfulfire.org/232)
• Shay's Warriors (https://www.shayswarriors.org/)

Guest Contact Information

Website (https://fourthousandmondays.com/?utm_source=mindfufire.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=podcast-with-adam) · Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/fourthousandmondays/?utm_source=mindfufire.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=podcast-with-adam)

Key Takeaways

• Count your remaining Mondays to make time feel scarce and valuable.
• List “pre-grets,” then give each meaningful goal a date and first action.
• Keep useful routines, but add novelty before habit domination turns life into autopilot.
• Assess whether your life needs more width—fun and vitality—or depth—meaning, purpose, and connection.

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