Should We Limit What We Take On As We Approach the End of Our Lives?

I have decided not to shrink back from the kind of big tasks (which take long to complete) that I have so far chosen to pursue. If I can recruit a backup, or partner, as I did when my daughter joined me in creating the Atlas of Emotion we recently published, so much the better. But when it must be a solo endeavor, the better choice is to take on the big tasks and run the risk of not finishing, rather than choosing less demanding tasks just because they can be done fairly quickly. After all, if I don’t finish something, I may well not know it, as my hope for the end to my life is a sudden fatal heart attack.