Coming from an INTJ with anxiety issues , I ' ve found that carpe diem is a wrong way to approach life in general but awareness of the moment and of your emotions and internal states is one of the most useful tools an INTJ can get . I go through some periods where I can ' t stop thinking everything will go wrong and the many ways they can . I tried planning for all contingencies to overcome it but at the end my nerves and emotions were too overwhelming and I always fell into periods of discomfort where even getting out of bed or trying to do something as simple as eating becomes a challenge . I established a system made from Allen ' s Getting Things Done where I plan my day in the night before the next day starts and continually review my life every week . This satisfies my INTJ need for planning and makes me feel in control . Then across the week I use meditation and self awareness to be in the moment and not worry about stuff that hasn ' t come yet . If something unexpected comes up , I make use of my notebook where I store all my plans for that week to replan and declutter my mind . I haven ' t read Alan Watt ' s book so I ' m not sure what he meant exactly with carpe diem but he may mean it more in the lines of not worry about the moment rather than stop giving a fuck about life and follow your impulses . A good book on living in the moment yet living with virtue I read recently was A Guide to the Good Lifeaguidetothegoodlife which is based around stoicism .