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Marcus Aurelius warned that time, once lost, never returns. Scott Smith reflects on clearing mental noise and using the limited time we’re given with intention and clarity.

🎙️ Episode Summary

“A limit of time is fixed for thee…” — Marcus Aurelius

As the year closes, Marcus Aurelius offers a sobering reminder: time isn’t just passing—it’s being spent.

In this episode, Scott Smith explores how distraction, not failure, is what wastes most of our lives. The danger isn’t getting things wrong. It’s never slowing down long enough to clear the clouds from the mind and decide what actually matters.

Before rushing into plans for the future, this episode invites you to pause, clear the noise, and use the time you still have deliberately.

🧠 What You’ll Learn Today
• Marcus Aurelius on the limits of time
• Why distraction is more dangerous than failure
• How mental clarity precedes good action
• Why unused time never returns
• How to close the year consciously

🔍 Tags:
Stoicism, Marcus Aurelius, Time, Clarity, Reflection, Mental Discipline, Inner Strategy

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