Now Those Are Some Powerful Dots!

I first saw this image on a blog called Power of Mortality: it’s a picture of 936 “blobs” or dots that represent the average number of months in a person’s life. Seeing it visually is very powerful – it caused me to really question what I’m doing with the minutes, days, and weeks contained in each little dot. Click on the image to see it closely for yourself:

936 Blobs

As Patrick, author of Power of Morality, puts it: “Remember that 936 is just the statistical norm. It’s not a number that you are guaranteed, owed or otherwise entitled to.”

6 comments

Categories: Life

  • http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5 Chris Guillebeau

    This is really great, Jenny. I had not seen it before and it is indeed quite inspiring! Thank you for sharing.

  • http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5 Chris Guillebeau

    This is really great, Jenny. I had not seen it before and it is indeed quite inspiring! Thank you for sharing.

  • jess

    jenny, this is awesome. i’ve always thought that life is too short and people should just live in the moment and in the present esp. when we seem to be living for the future so often. thanks.

  • jess

    jenny, this is awesome. i’ve always thought that life is too short and people should just live in the moment and in the present esp. when we seem to be living for the future so often. thanks.

  • http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/ Jenny

    Chris and Jess – thanks so much for your comments! It’s so interesting to see the “life is short” message represented visually, and Jess – I completely agree with you about the importance of living in the moment and stepping back a little bit when we find ourselves living for tomorrow instead of enjoying what we have today.

  • http://www.lifeaftercollege.org Jenny

    Chris and Jess – thanks so much for your comments! It’s so interesting to see the “life is short” message represented visually, and Jess – I completely agree with you about the importance of living in the moment and stepping back a little bit when we find ourselves living for tomorrow instead of enjoying what we have today.

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