life and death | Nathan's Blog

The average human lifespan is about 80 years these days. That’s 4,160 weeks.

I got curious as to the percentage of my life I had left. So I did the math.

At 33 years old, I’ve lived about 1,716 weeks. If I’m lucky enough to make it to 80, I’ve already lived through 41% of my life.

That realization brought to mind an image of the battery icon at the top of my iPhone.

If I had that same icon floating over my head, I’d only have a 59% charge remaining before I died. And I can’t recharge…

Memento mori. Remember, you will die.

Use that as fuel to live well. Work and act accordingly.

Is it by the number in your bank account?

The amount of influence you have over people and events?

What about your job title and the status it brings?

All valid options. But is that what you’ll want to think about as you take your last breath?

Or maybe you’ll use a different measuring stick.

The amount of art you created.

The number of people you changed for the better.

How well you raised your children… And what tremendous people they became.

You get to choose.

*This post was inspired by the book How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton Christensen et al.

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