--- title: "1 Going Dead Quotes By Todd Kashdan" description: "1 Going Dead quotes by Todd Kashdan. Plus more from Todd Kashdan and more Going Dead sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c17/todd-kashdan-26207_death_you-are-going-to-be-dead-a-long-time-and_217549.jpg" --- > [“You are going to be dead a long time, and only have a brief period of time to feel, to do something meaningful, to do something that matters. Imagine your own death. Even though we might not like to think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-kashdan/you-are-going-to-be-dead-a-long-time-and-only-have-a-brief-period-of/) [Todd Kashdan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-kashdan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c17/todd-kashdan-26207_death_you-are-going-to-be-dead-a-long-time-and_217549.jpg) ## More by Todd Kashdan > [“As Tibetan Buddhists remind us, “If we take care of the minutes and moments, the hours and days will take care of themselves.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-kashdan/as-tibetan-buddhists-remind-us-if-we-take-care-of-the-minutes-and/) [Todd Kashdan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-kashdan/) > [“Living a life of curiosity is not about ignoring risk and anxiety. It’s about being willing to do what one values, even in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-kashdan/living-a-life-of-curiosity-is-not-about-ignoring-risk-and-anxiety-it/) [Todd Kashdan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-kashdan/) > [“You are going to be dead a long time, and only have a brief period of time to feel, to do something meaningful, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-kashdan/you-are-going-to-be-dead-a-long-time-and-only-have-a-brief-period-of/) [Todd Kashdan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-kashdan/) > [“Without curiosity, we are unable to sustain our attention, we avoid risks, we abort challenging tasks, we compromise our intellectual development, we fail to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-kashdan/without-curiosity-we-are-unable-to-sustain-our-attention-we-avoid/) [Todd Kashdan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-kashdan/) > [“We need to be wary of the need for certainty. Seeking certitude can cause our beliefs and decision making to crystallize prematurely, and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-kashdan/we-need-to-be-wary-of-the-need-for-certainty-seeking-certitude-can/) [Todd Kashdan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-kashdan/) > [“Most people overestimate risk, failure, and danger and underestimate the value of being curious.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-kashdan/most-people-overestimate-risk-failure-and-danger-and-underestimate/) [Todd Kashdan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-kashdan/) > [“In a survey of more than 10,000 people from 48 countries, happiness was viewed as more important than success, intelligence, knowledge, maturity, wisdom, relationships,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-kashdan/in-a-survey-of-more-than-10-000-people-from-48-countries-happiness/) [Todd Kashdan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-kashdan/) > [“When we are open to new possibilities, we find them. Be open and skeptical of everything.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-kashdan/when-we-are-open-to-new-possibilities-we-find-them-be-open-and/) [Todd Kashdan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-kashdan/) > [“Without being interested in what we do, it is nearly impossible to be motivated to reach the goals that are most important to us.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-kashdan/without-being-interested-in-what-we-do-it-is-nearly-impossible-to-be/) [Todd Kashdan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-kashdan/) > [“When people can’t handle their partner’s periodic requests for privacy or their random bursts of anger and anxiety, they resort to extreme measures (aggression,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-kashdan/when-people-can-t-handle-their-partner-s-periodic-requests-for/) [Todd Kashdan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-kashdan/) > [“Two types of avoidance cause problems for people: avoiding pleasure and avoiding pain.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-kashdan/two-types-of-avoidance-cause-problems-for-people-avoiding-pleasure/) [Todd Kashdan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-kashdan/) > [“Our moods change constantly and thus our ideas about the past change with them. As for the future, it remains unwritten. Anything can happen,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-kashdan/our-moods-change-constantly-and-thus-our-ideas-about-the-past-change/) [Todd Kashdan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-kashdan/) > [“I wake up with the hope this day is even more uncertain than yesterday. It’s the unknown that we live, breathe, and move in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-kashdan/i-wake-up-with-the-hope-this-day-is-even-more-uncertain-than/) [Todd Kashdan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-kashdan/) > [“Let me see if I am following you…am I missing anything?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-kashdan/let-me-see-if-i-am-following-you-am-i-missing-anything/) [Todd Kashdan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-kashdan/) > [“Rather than be encouraged to learn about ourselves and our interests, we are more often taught how to make decisions about what to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-kashdan/rather-than-be-encouraged-to-learn-about-ourselves-and-our-interests/) [Todd Kashdan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-kashdan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/going-dead/todd-kashdan/#itemlist", "name": "1 Going Dead Quotes By Todd Kashdan", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You are going to be dead a long time, and only have a brief period of time to feel, to do something meaningful, to do something that matters. 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