“Vive hodie” is Latin for “live today.” I agree with this perspective because tomorrow might not be there, waiting for my plans.

But how practical is it? It depends on the consequences. Usually, living for today amounts to making the most of working in my cubicle. It amounts to making the most of opening as many browser windows as possible and reading as many articles as possible in the shortest amount of time possible, all without any real, clear purpose as to why or what I hope to get out of it all.

That’s one problem. The other is myopia. I lack foresight. I am simply no good at predicting how I will react emotionally in any given situation. For instance, I might think it thrilling to bungie jump. Yet, if I ever do, I might throw up and think it rather dangerous and retarded. Or, I might think it satisfying to jump while skiing. Yet, if I ever do happen to try that sort of stunt on, say, my second day of skiing, with weak and tired legs, I might find myself staining the snow and wishing that I had never talked myself into doing something so equally dumb. In short, regret and guilt tend to show up arm in arm when I least expect them.

What I have learned, though, and what I can use to offer as a bit of advice is that it usually helps a lot to quickly think through your impulses and weigh any foreseeable consequences before taking action. That usually helps.