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For me this would serve as a very positive reminder. Since both my parents (independently of each other) passed away at 55 years of age, I can't shake away the
by martinkallstrom 16y ago
For me this would serve as a very positive reminder. Since both my parents (independently of each other) passed away at 55 years of age, I can't shake away the feeling that 55 years is my life expectancy as well.
I know in my head that it is completely irrational, but over and over I find myself thinking of 55 years as a proper estimate. The other day when a friend complained that the average age of her colleagues must be like 60, in my head I thought "Wait, how does that work? Oh, that's right, most people actually get to live beyond 55 years of age".
A daily reminder that my true statistical life expectancy actually goes quite far beyond 55 years would be something that gave me a slightly more positive outlook every day. Right now I'm 35, if anyone wants to put it into perspective.