This Is The Most Fun Way To Make Your Life Awesome

“Carpe diem.” It’s the battle cry of motivational posters, Pinterest boards, and that one friend who just declared bankruptcy for the third time.

It’s one of the oldest philosophical slogans around, first stated by Horace in 23 BCE. The poem he wrote it in, “Ode XI”, is only eight lines long but, hoo boy, has it had legs. Look around and you still see versions of it everywhere – from “Dead Poets Society” to Nike (“Just Do It”), to #YOLO.

But honestly: Seize the day? Buddy, I’m usually just try...