4 lines to rule them all

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Heres a visual representation of what your life looks like if you live above the statistical benchmark to the age of 80. Each square here represents one week at an average of 53 weeks per year To some this might seem morbid, but I find it fascinating, humbling. You see a box I see milestones; birth of a child. The passing of a loved one. Graduation. The first paycheck. Marriage. Happiness and sadness and everything in between all rolled into 4 lines connected together. I like to fill in each week as it passes, it serves the following purpose - acts as a reminder on how far I have to go, so I contemplate and reflect on mistakes to learn from them - helps in keeping my self aligned to my values and stick to my smaller seemingly mundane habits that will only benefit me in the long run (like staying active/ keeping relationships) - keeps me grounded on how much I do not know - a constant reminder on not to take small things too seriously as it will all eventually come to an end - lastl...

Not the fastest man alive - Yet.

 I've been running for 6 years. What started as a escape mechanism turned into a consistent positive habit

But in those 6 years, today was the first time I actually timed myself, and because I only had 20 minutes, I decided to see how much i could do in just that time

Turns out, despite my consistency, I still pace at 9:30/Mile which, falls at the avg of 5K runners

Now I'm not a runner, and certainly don't do 5Ks regularly, but I considered myself fast-ish

The point is that Data is ridiculously insightful, if I hadn't timed myself today, I wouldn't have been able to find out that I fare near the avg and have been overestimating my skills

This ofc makes me just want to work harder, the goal is to hit 5Km in 20 mins, so 3.2 miles. I've done that before, but I want to make it consistent

I wonder what other areas of growth Im missing out on, just because I don't have Data to benchmark myself with




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