>>> If you discovered you were going to die in a year, would you continue to spend all your time being "productive"? Called to mind an Old Zen Koan. Before Enl

>>> If you discovered you were going to die in a year, would you continue to spend all your time being "productive"? Called to mind an Old Zen Koan. Before Enlightenment: chop wood, carry water. After Enlightenment: chop wood, carry water ;) If lifecasting were automated, it would form a tremendous data set. The historical antecedents are legion: Vannevar Bush's Memex. Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion Chronograph. Gordon Bell's MyLifeBits. Yes, even YC's own Justin.tv. Simple daily plain text often works best for me. Re-visiting old entries is gold. Like inviting your younger self over for a cup of tea ;)