I live in a strange duality according to this article. I'm in my mid-20s and have accomplished much of my childhood goals. I knew I wanted to be a professiona

I live in a strange duality according to this article. I'm in my mid-20s and have accomplished much of my childhood goals. I knew I wanted to be a professional developer at a young age and have quickly risen to my choice of companies, locations, and roles doing this. I'm aware of my mortality, but death itself doesn't scare me in the sense that if I died tomorrow and had some way to reflect I would certainly not regret any of the things I have or have not done. And not because I've made spectacularly good decisions or have done anything extraordinary; I simply accept the randomness of the world. The thing that really drives me is taming that randomness, eliminating inefficiency with small and clean systems, and helping others do the same. Some cultures seem to be catatonic with death - to me it's an event that happens to all of us - so in practice I fall in line with the article but I guess with different implementation. For me, it is very liberating to live outside of all fear.