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Podcast: Decoder with Nilay Patel
Episode: Recode Decode: Why thinking about your death five times a day is good for you
Description: WeCroak co-founder Hansa Bergwall talks with Recodeâs Kara Swisher about his mobile app, which reminds users of death five times a day. In this episode: Why thinking about death is good for you; how WeCroak got started; the âEmily Dickinson testâ; why itâs called WeCroak; why Bergwall and his co-founder avoided ads and social media hooks; youâre going to die, but "do whatever you wantâ with that information; Steve Jobsâ speech about death; how the misguided ways we think about death affect our whole lives; Silicon Valleyâs deluded attempts to cheat death; why almost every form...