On: Show HN: Visualizing Your Life in Weeks

[tempsy]

am I the only one who thinks tools that induce time anxiety aren't really healthy?

i'd rather use a carrot than a stick. this is a psychological stick.

[samcodes → tempsy]

I don’t think everyone agrees that this is a stick. There is space between the observation (my life is finite) and the emotional response (I have anxiety about my life being finite). I think the idea of these tools is to help people identify that space, and be able to experience the observation without the emotional response.

[shahahmed → tempsy]

Thinking about it as a stick makes sense, but I think being more cognizant of the finiteness and appreciating it makes it more valuable.