The fact that I will soon be dead is the greatest decision-making aid I have ever had for making important choices. Because almost everything - all the expectations of others, all pride, all fear of ridicule or failure - these things are not important when you face death, and what remains is only what truly matters. Remembering that you will die is, for me, the best way to avoid thinking that you have something to lose. You are already exposed. There is no reason not to follow your heart... Stay hungry for more. Stay a little foolish. The author of the book "Biografiearbeit," Claudia Nuber, overcame a significant loss at a very young age. Her father passed away when she was three years old.