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This is a terrifying reminder of the shortness of our lives. I remember reading a blog by Tim Urban, where he showed that you could put all the weeks in your li
by rednafi 2y ago
This is a terrifying reminder of the shortness of our lives. I remember reading a blog by Tim Urban, where he showed that you could put all the weeks in your life on a single piece of A4 paper, and it didn’t feel nice.
- uvapassa 2y agohttps://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html
- csdvrx 2y agoFunny fact: clocks used to feature "Una ex his" (for "Una ex his erit tibi ultima") in order to maximize this "terrifying reminder" effect
- ajnin 2y ago> Una ex his erit tibi ultima For those who don't speak fluent Latin, that means "one of those will be your last". Ominous reminder indeed.
- maelito 2y agoWell, I saw it in the opposite way. Author has done a lot of things between his age and mine. So many new things for me to discover.
- rob74 2y agoHer
- rcpt 2y agoRare win for not being able to connect to my home printer.