Not Dead Yet Introduction
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Feb 19, 2026 Two friends confront mortality and explain why now is the moment to start talking about redeeming time. They discuss perfectionism and procrastination finally giving way to action. One shares how a cancer diagnosis accelerated plans and reshaped family priorities. Conversations aim to capture lessons and questions for their children.
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Redeem The Time With Urgency
- Everyone is on a death clock, and a precise terminal diagnosis doesn't change the imperative to redeem the time.
- Ben Sasse frames the podcast as a way to act on that reality now after his diagnosis made the urgency concrete.
Use Deadlines To Beat Perfectionism
- Use a looming deadline or crisis to overcome perfectionism and start projects instead of endlessly refining the idea.
- Chris Stirewalt credits Ben's diagnosis and a deadline for finally launching a podcast they'd delayed for years.
Brutal Side Effects From Aggressive Trial
- Ben Sasse describes how chemotherapy and morphine cause extreme side effects, including skin loss and frequent vomiting.
- He recounts bleeding from his face for six days and needing heavy morphine for tumors near his spine while still being briefly hospitalized weekly at MD Anderson.