- Death terror is the conflict that arises from our inherent self preservation mindset and the awareness of the inevitability of our death. - Never really thought about the idea of death terror. I think perhaps sometimes we are all caught up in how we want to be remembered and what our legacy is. It's quite liberating to acknowledge this and be aware of this. I'm curious how this plays a role in my life. --- "we all, at some point, become aware of the inevitability of our own death. Because we’re able to conceptualize alternate versions of reality, we are also the only animal capable of imagining a reality without ourselves in it. This realization causes what Becker calls “death terror,” a deep existential anxiety that underlies everything we think or do." - Mark Manson in [[Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fck]]