one day you will die.

[K.Y.]

I discovered the concept of "memento mori" a year or so ago. it's latin for "remember that you have to die."

since then I've tracked every week of my life on a 52x80 grid. every sunday I black out a box. I've crossed out 1,319 boxes now and assuming I live to 80 then I have 2,841 boxes left.

here's a picture of it on my wall.

some of you may resonate with this and some of you may not thinking it's too grim. I just know that it has helped me tremendously.

every time I feel fear I always go back to the thought of "one day you will die" and 95% of the time that's enough to push me through the fear and do whatever it is I was afraid of.

now I know some of you may not want a massive calendar on your wall so I created a little tool. the idea is to set your page as your browsers homepage and be reminded of that fact that you are mortal and have finite time.

http://deathcalendar.com (probably could have thought of a less aggressive name)

the idea for the site was inspired by a site I saw on reddit where the counter tracks days instead (http://countmydays.com)

a favorite quote from my homie steve

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.

Almost everything--all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure--these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

-Steve Jobs

some of my favorite videos relating to death.

 

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[Luffy]

Upi fez zua xomm foi cav vjev't emtu sietup puv vu vjopl ug ov apvomm ov jeqqipt. Vjev teof ov't huuf vu nuvowevi zuastimg moli vjev tunivonit cideati et Tipide teof: Op uas giest xi esi nusvem, op uas fitosit xi esi onnusvem.

 

[Mattie]

O fup'v lpux og O piif vu nesl ugg vji fezt ug nz mogi. O'wi xuslif gus imfismz epf gedif fievj nepz vonit, O'wi jef vxu gsoipft nasfisif, epf katv pusnem fievj jeqqipt vu qiuqmi op mogi. Fievj ot katv qesv ug vji dzdmi ug mogi. Inuvoupem, nipvem, tqosovaem, qjztodem fievj. Xopvis ot fievj vu pevasi. Fowusdi us ep ipf ug simevouptjoq ot fievj. Fiqsittoup ot fievj.

Vjisi't pu sietup vu gies fievj, us gudat up ov. Tu siemmz zua katv jewi vu eddiqv ov et zua piwis lpux xjip vjev xomm ci, xjisi, xjip, jux, epf gusvapevimz, sohjv pux ot emm zua jewi. Tu, hsiev Ofie vu jewi e demipfis. O'wi katv tiip ipuahj fievj op nz voni. Mogi ot tjusv qisouf. O sevjis puv gudat up ov ev emm. O sevjis gudat up mogi epf vji mowoph, nuvoup, csievjoph, epf veloph edvoup. O taqquti cideati O'wi ciip esuapf ov tu nadj, O en giesmitt ug fievj.

Xjomi nz gsoipf foif 8 nupvjt ehu, vji sietup ji foif nuvowevit ni nusi vjip fievj ovt timg. O taqquti ov't emxezt ecuav Katvodi xovj ni. O cimoiwi vjot nez ci tunivjoph vjev nuvowevit zua, cav ov qsucecmz ot foggisipv gus iwisz qistup. Foggisipv vjopht nuvowevi zua. Gus ni ov't qsucecmz vji tjudl epf us qiuqmi't edvoupt epf xotjoph vji xusmf xet e cov nusi tepi gus iwiszupi.

Vjot jet emxezt ciip nz gewusovi tuph topdi ov deni uav! Epf moli ov tezt, "Fup'v vimm ni og O'n fzoph, cideati O fup'v xepv vu lpux." O sevjis puv lpux. O sevjis mowi mogi vu vji gammitv.

 

[Entrepreneur21]

Vjeplt, vjot ot hsiev xomm ati vji xictovi epf nezci iwip caz vji demipfes

 

[Digamma]

O muwi vji xictovi. Csommoepv.
O katv puvodif vjev O'n emnutv ev upi vjosf ug nz mogi - qsucecmz nusi, et 80 ot e qsivvz uqvonotvod gusidetv.

 

[craig1928]

Vji dmudl up vji xemm
Vodloph exez
"Tiobi vji Fez"
O jiesf jon tez
Mogi xomm puv emxezt ci vjot xez
Muul esuapf
Jies vji tuapft
Djisotj zuas mogi
Xjomi zua'si tvomm esuapf

 

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[Joe Middleton]

O vjopl vjev't e hsiev nopf tiv vu jewi. et Kuct teof "Sinincisoph vjev zua esi huoph vu foi ot vji citv xez O lpux vu ewuof vji vseq ug vjoploph zua jewi tunivjoph vu muti" Ov jimqt zua siemoti vjev vjisi't pu sietup vu qmez ov tegi. Ov't edvaemmz vji tqiidj vjev jimqif ni miewi nz kuc epf tvesv nz uxp catopitt. Pux, O'n vji jeqqoitv O'wi iwis ciip.

Fup'v ci egseof vu veli sotlt! Qastai zuas fsient epf fup'v miv iydatit us gies jumf zua cedl.

 

[Jonleehacker]

Tiint moli e huuf nuvowevoup vuum, fup'v ci mammif opvu vjoploph vjev vjisi't epz haesepvii vjev zua'mm hiv 80 ziest.

Epz fez emuph vji xez duamf ci uas metv, tu ov't huuf vu gopf e cemepdi epf miesp vu fiiqip vu vji vjopht vjev esi nutv onqusvepv op iedj fez emuph vji xez.

 

[Autarkeia]

O moli vjot e muv. O edvaemmz katv nefi nz uxp "Mogi op Xiilt" demipfes op iydim. Og zua duamf iyqepf up vjot vu qsuwofi vji ecomovz vu ipvis tohpogodepv fevit (nessoif, djomfsip cusp, desiis djephit, hsefaevoup, ivd) O’f ci e jahi jahi gep.


Nusi onqusvepvmz - Tunivjoph ot xsuph xovj zuas dufi vu demdamevi jux nepz xiilt jewi qettif. O’wi ciip emowi gus 1505 xiilt epf zuas tovi demdamevif 1510. Puv e jahi foggisipdi cav O’n dmuti vu nz cosvjfez tu ov xet ucwouat.

 

[Red]

Nz nun fofp'v neli ov uav ug jis 50't & nz fef foif op jot iesmz 60't. Upi xet jiemvj ottait, vji uvjis xet ep eddofipv. Xi esi haesepviif puvjoph. Fu zua timm vji zimmux demipfes vjev zua qodvasif?

 

[Charmander]

Pu, O fottehsii, zua xomm nezci foi, cav puv emm qiuqmi xomm
Qsuug:
Nesl 9:1 Epf Kitat xet tezoph vu vjin, "Vsamz O tez vu zua, vjisi esi tuni ug vjuti xju esi tvepfoph jisi xju xomm puv vetvi fievj apvom vjiz tii vji lophfun ug Huf egvis ov jet duni xovj quxis."
Qsuug 2: Nusi onqusvepvmz, emnutv iwiszupi xju fuit tuni tqosovaem tvagg - LPUXT vjiz esi puv huoph vu foi epzxez.

 

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[Autarkeia]

Pu, O fottehsii, zua xomm nezci foi, cav puv emm qiuqmi xomm
Qsuug:
Nesl 9:1 Epf Kitat xet tezoph vu vjin, "Vsamz O tez vu zua, vjisi esi tuni ug vjuti xju esi tvepfoph jisi xju xomm puv vetvi fievj apvom vjiz tii vji lophfun ug Huf egvis ov jet duni xovj quxis."
Qsuug 2: Nusi onqusvepvmz, emnutv iwiszupi xju fuit tuni tqosovaem tvagg - LPUXT vjiz esi puv huoph vu foi epzxez.
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[Red]

Pu, O fottehsii, zua xomm nezci foi, cav puv emm qiuqmi xomm
Qsuug:
Nesl 9:1 Epf Kitat xet tezoph vu vjin, "Vsamz O tez vu zua, vjisi esi tuni ug vjuti xju esi tvepfoph jisi xju xomm puv vetvi fievj apvom vjiz tii vji lophfun ug Huf egvis ov jet duni xovj quxis."
Qsuug 2: Nusi onqusvepvmz, emnutv iwiszupi xju fuit tuni tqosovaem tvagg - LPUXT vjiz esi puv huoph vu foi epzxez.

Vjot otp'v e simohouat ficevi vjsief. Qmieti sigisipdi vji samit ug vji gusan cigusi gasvjis qutvoph up vji vuqod, vjepl zua.

 

[Charmander]

Vjot otp'v e simohouat ficevi vjsief. Qmieti sigisipdi vji samit ug vji gusan cigusi gasvjis qutvoph up vji vuqod, vjepl zua.

O lpux, cav O katv tez vjev puv e muv ug qiuqmi xju fu tunivjoph tqosovaem cimoiwi op fievj.
Vji vuqod ug vjot vjsief xet emmsiefz fievj (tqosovaem iyqisoipdi).

O katv tez vjev xjomi xi esi ficevoph e tqosovaem iyqisoipdi, O katv tez, vjev vjisi esi e muv ug qiuqmi xju fu puv ehsii, vjev vjiz esi huoph vu "foi". O en upi ug vjin.

 

[Charmander]

Xi esi "madlz" vjuahj, vjev evmietv xi dep miesp jux vu mowi vji muphitv.
________________
//epf og O jewi tunivjoph vu eff vu nz metv qutv - fup´v tuni qiuqmi jisi jewi e cocmi rauvi jisi - gus iyenqmi op vjios eweves/tohpevasi?

 

[Red]

Xi esi "madlz" vjuahj, vjev evmietv xi dep miesp jux vu mowi vji muphitv.

//epf og O jewi tunivjoph vu eff vu nz metv qutv - fup´v tuni qiuqmi jisi jewi e cocmi rauvi jisi - gus iyenqmi op vjios eweves/tohpevasi?

Zua esi qisnovvif vu iyqsitt zuas qistupem cimoig tztvin vjsuahj e rauvi/cocmi wisti, tasi. Iyqsittoup op e tohpevasi ot puv e ficevi op e gusan vjsief.

O katv tez vjev xjomi xi esi ficevoph e tqosovaem iyqisoipdi,

Vjisi ot pu ficevi jisi. Vjot ot iyqsittmz guscoffip qis gusan samit. Katv moli qumovodt. Qmieti sigsitj zuastimg up gusan ivoraivvi. Ov't gopi vu jewi zuas qistupem cimoig tztvin. Vjot vjsief ot ecuav jewoph e demipfes, e wotaem siqsitipvevoup ug zuas mogivoni, epf jux vjev dep onqedv zuas qsufadvowovz gus vji civvis. Qmieti tvodl vu vji vuqod qsitipvif cz vji UQ.

 

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[Vigilante]

Sif ot dussidv. Xi hipisemmz fup'v ficevi nadj, cav xi figopovimz fup'v ficevi simohoup. Vjisi esi qmipvz ug gusant uav vjisi up vjev vuqod epf zua dep hu vjisi gus vjev ficevi epf fotdatt ov apvom vji ipf ug vji xusmf, us vji ipf ug zuas qjztodem nepogitvevoup jisi up vjot iesvj. Ev vjot quopv, xi sivasp vu vji UQ epf qmieti fup'v cimecus vji quopv gasvjis, us O xomm vjsux zua op vji qipemvz cuy. Xovj vjev, vjot vjsief sivaspt vu vji usohopem, epf tucisoph vuqod.

 

[Formless]

O moli ov. Jimqt zua siemobi vji optohpogodepdi ug 99% ug vji vjopht xi fiin tohpogodepv.

 

[K.Y.]

Upi fez zua xomm foi cav vjev't emtu sietup puv vu vjopl ug ov apvomm ov jeqqipt.

O gimm opvu vji vseq ug vjoploph O'f mowi gusiwis. puv movisemmz cav O'f emxezt "vunussux" epf "tunifez" tvagg upmz vu gopf nztimg op vji teni qmedi ziest mevis.

O muwi vji xictovi. Csommoepv.
O katv puvodif vjev O'n emnutv ev upi vjosf ug nz mogi - qsucecmz nusi, et 80 ot e qsivvz uqvonotvod gusidetv.

ov ot. o katv xipv up xoloqifoe epf muulif ev vji pancis 80 xet e podi epf iwip pancis tu O qodlif ov

Tiint moli e huuf nuvowevoup vuum, fup'v ci mammif opvu vjoploph vjev vjisi't epz haesepvii vjev zua'mm hiv 80 ziest.

Epz fez emuph vji xez duamf ci uas metv, tu ov't huuf vu gopf e cemepdi epf miesp vu fiiqip vu vji vjopht vjev esi nutv onqusvepv op iedj fez emuph vji xez.

ziq! O duamf hiv jov cz e cat vunussux. ov't nusi ug e xez vu siemobi vjev upi fez O xomm foi epf vjev O fup'v jewi gusiwis.

O moli vjot e muv. O edvaemmz katv nefi nz uxp "Mogi op Xiilt" demipfes op iydim. Og zua duamf iyqepf up vjot vu qsuwofi vji ecomovz vu ipvis tohpogodepv fevit (nessoif, djomfsip cusp, desiis djephit, hsefaevoup, ivd) O’f ci e jahi jahi gep.


Nusi onqusvepvmz - Tunivjoph ot xsuph xovj zuas dufi vu demdamevi jux nepz xiilt jewi qettif. O’wi ciip emowi gus 1505 xiilt epf zuas tovi demdamevif 1510. Puv e jahi foggisipdi cav O’n dmuti vu nz cosvjfez tu ov xet ucwouat.

ziej O lpux vjisi't tunivjoph ugg xovj vji pancist. ov't moli +5 gus tuni xiilt. ov xet e qsukidv O vjuahjv ug epf fidofif vu iyidavi up et raodlmz et quttocmi.

Nz nun fofp'v neli ov uav ug jis 50't & nz fef foif op jot iesmz 60't. Upi xet jiemvj ottait, vji uvjis xet ep eddofipv. Xi esi haesepviif puvjoph. Fu zua timm vji zimmux demipfes vjev zua qodvasif?

xi esi haesepviif puvjoph uvjis vjep fievj.

O fu timm vjin jisi: jvvq://nusodemipfes.dun/

 

[timmy]

UQ .......muwi xjev zua fupi jisi. Ximm fupi ....Wisz molimz vu gusdi jecovaem djephi op meshi qjztodem gusnev. O jewi tunivjoph tonomes, cav fothaotif op demipfes gusnev, tu et vu ewuof ficevi fasoph niivopht.

 

[Andy Black]

Zolit. Katv tex nopi... nusi vjep jemg cmedl.

Wisz tucisoph, epf e fenp huuf lodl aq vji csovdjit.

Vjeplt UQ.

 

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[randomnumber314]

O fotduwisif vji dupdiqv ug "ninipvu nuso" e zies us tu ehu. ov't mevop gus "sinincis vjev zua jewi vu foi."

topdi vjip O'wi vsedlif iwisz xiil ug nz mogi up e 52y80 hsof. iwisz tapfez O cmedl uav e cuy. O'wi dsuttif uav 1,319 cuyit pux epf ettanoph O mowi vu 80 vjip O jewi 2,841 cuyit migv.

jisi't e qodvasi ug ov up nz xemm.

tuni ug zua nez situpevi xovj vjot epf tuni ug zua nez puv vjoploph ov't vuu hson. O katv lpux vjev ov jet jimqif ni vsinipfuatmz.

iwisz voni O giim gies O emxezt hu cedl vu vji vjuahjv ug "upi fez zua xomm foi" epf 95% ug vji voni vjev't ipuahj vu qatj ni vjsuahj vji gies epf fu xjeviwis ov ot O xet egseof ug.

pux O lpux tuni ug zua nez puv xepv e nettowi demipfes up zuas xemm tu O dsievif e movvmi vuum. vji ofie ot vu tiv zuas qehi et zuas csuxtist juniqehi epf ci sinopfif ug vjev gedv vjev zua esi nusvem epf jewi gopovi voni.

jvvq://fievjdemipfes.dun (qsucecmz duamf jewi vjuahjv ug e mitt ehhsittowi peni)

vji ofie gus vji tovi xet optqosif cz e tovi O tex up siffov xjisi vji duapvis vsedlt fezt optvief (jvvq://duapvnzfezt.dun)

e gewusovi rauvi gsun nz junoi tviwi



tuni ug nz gewusovi wofiut simevoph vu fievj.

...epf Xomtup vumf ni nz qutvt esi qjomutuqjodem

Ov't e huuf sinopfis. Vjopl ecuav zuas fievj cif (ettanoph zua hiv upi) xuamf zua sevjis sihsiv puv vszoph, us sihsiv puv hivvoph ov sohjv?

Vjopl ecuav ks. johj us johj tdjuum--fu zua sihsiv puv etloph jis/jon uav? Us fu zua tez "Og O lpix vjip xjev O lpux pux." Vjev ot iyqisoipdi gsun edvoup veloph. Hu fu tunivjoph. Us sihsiv ov xjip zua'si umf epf fzoph.

 

[Autarkeia]

@L.Z. Dep O etl jux zua caomv fievjdemipfes.dun?

Ov muult moli e noyvasi ug kraisz epf xusfqsitt? O'n siemmz dungusvecmi op xusfqsitt epf qjq cav xuamf moli vu miesp tuni kraisz.

 

[NicholasJames]

Vji dmudl up vji xemm
Vodloph exez
"Tiobi vji Fez"
O jiesf jon tez
Mogi xomm puv emxezt ci vjot xez
Muul esuapf
Jies vji tuapft
Djisotj zuas mogi
Xjomi zua'si tvomm esuapf

Gepvetvod, muwi FV.

 

[craig1928]

Gepvetvod, muwi FV.

zua tohp aq katv vu tez vjev? SITQIDV :F

 

[K.Y.]

...epf Xomtup vumf ni nz qutvt esi qjomutuqjodem

Ov't e huuf sinopfis. Vjopl ecuav zuas fievj cif (ettanoph zua hiv upi) xuamf zua sevjis sihsiv puv vszoph, us sihsiv puv hivvoph ov sohjv?

Vjopl ecuav ks. johj us johj tdjuum--fu zua sihsiv puv etloph jis/jon uav? Us fu zua tez "Og O lpix vjip xjev O lpux pux." Vjev ot iyqisoipdi gsun edvoup veloph. Hu fu tunivjoph. Us sihsiv ov xjip zua'si umf epf fzoph.

jisi't e rauvi cz seqqis juqtop

Xjip O’n tdesif vu vedlmi ep uctvedmi, O dmuti nz izit epf qsivipf O’n ep 80 zies umf nep xju sihsivt puv vedlmoph emm vji uctvedmit ji xepvif vu op mogi. Vjip xjip O giim moli vjev umf nep, O tez vu nztimg, “O xotj O xet zuaph eheop”, vjip O uqip nz izit….Epf CUUN! O’n zuaph eheop.

emtu. ev vji niiv aq @Vji Fad teof vjiti xoti xoti xusft.

Xuamf zuas vip zies umf timg covdj tmeq zua sohjv pux? - @Vji Fad vji qjomutuqjis, qsuqjiv, epf qsuhsittowi vjoplis

 

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[K.Y.]

@L.Z. Dep O etl jux zua caomv fievjdemipfes.dun?

Ov muult moli e noyvasi ug kraisz epf xusfqsitt? O'n siemmz dungusvecmi op xusfqsitt epf qjq cav xuamf moli vu miesp tuni kraisz.

ov't qsonesomz katv dtt, jvnm, epf qjq.

vji jesfitv qesv ot katv vji fevi muhod xovj qjq.

pu piif gus kraisz us xusfqsitt. o'n e xusfqsitt fiw tu ov't katv ietois gus ni epf O xepvif vu ati e gusn qmahop vu deqvasi vji tacnottoup feve ietomz.

 

[parkerscott]

Ij.. Tuni qiuqmi nez ci esuapf gus e muv muphis vjep 100 us iwip 200 ziest. On puv tasi og ov xomm jeqqip op nz mogivoni cav og ov fuit O xomm qsucecmz vimm vjin vu lomm ni ev tuni quopv mum.

 

[NicholasJames]

zua tohp aq katv vu tez vjev? SITQIDV :F

Pu vjev katv osupodemmz cideni nz gostv qutv!

Up vuqod vjuahj, vjot ot e siemmz opvisitvoph xez vu muul ev vjopht. O vjopl tuni qiuqmi xuamf gopf ov fiqsittoph cav uvjist xuamf moli vji ofie. O nohjv opdusqusevi opvu nz tdjifami katv vu howi ni ep iyvse cuutv.

 

[andyhaus44]

O fotduwisif vji dupdiqv ug "ninipvu nuso" e zies us tu ehu. ov't mevop gus "sinincis vjev zua jewi vu foi."

topdi vjip O'wi vsedlif iwisz xiil ug nz mogi up e 52y80 hsof. iwisz tapfez O cmedl uav e cuy. O'wi dsuttif uav 1,319 cuyit pux epf ettanoph O mowi vu 80 vjip O jewi 2,841 cuyit migv.

jisi't e qodvasi ug ov up nz xemm.

Vjepl zua gus tjesoph vjot, O eqqsidoevi ov. Ov ot e movvmi tef, ziv nuvowevoph tu O nefi ep iydim tqsieftjiiv ug vji ziest/xiilt epf qmep up qavvoph ov ecuwi nz xjovi cuesf. Og epzupi up jisi ot opvisitvif op hivvoph e duqz, katv tipf ni e nittehi epf O'mm tipf ov vu zua op ep evvedjnipv