The whole point of the article is that visualizing time as space on a calendar is qualitatively different than adding todos to a list because it helps us rememb

The whole point of the article is that visualizing time as space on a calendar is qualitatively different than adding todos to a list because it helps us remember that our time is finite. While the finiteness of our time is an obvious fact, it's the kind of thing that many of us 'forget'. I, for one, found this short article valuable.